Decommissioning Telstra’s copper network and migrating all its residential customers on to the National Broadband Network (NBN) is the only viable way to ensure positive outcomes for both the telco industry and consumers, according to NBN Co and the Department of Broadband.

Legislation supporting Labor’s mandatory Internet filtering project may not hit parliament until mid-2013, according to advice provided to the Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, by his department — a timeframe which may make it an issue at the next election

SA-based ISP, Internode, claims the Federal Government’s voluntary filter will not happen any time soon.

Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! have taken different tacks during public consultation over the Federal Government’s Internet filtering.

The Federal Government has released some of the public submissions received for its Internet filtering discussion paper.

ASX-listed service provider, ASG (ASX:ASZ) has snagged a $13 million contract with the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE).