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• CeBIT 2012: Conroy spruiks success of Digital Economy strategy

  By Spandas Lui | 22 May, 2012 14:41

  Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has talked up the success of the Digital Economy Strategy he launched last year during his address to CeBIT Australia 2012, Sydney.

• Corning commences production at Clayton facility (+pics)

  By Hafizah Osman | 16 May, 2012 11:53

  Corning Cable Systems Australia, part of Corning Incorporated’s Telecommunications segment, has started working on its Altos Loose Tube Ribbon Cable production at its Clayton facilities, near Melbourne.

• Fibre maker to hire 400 staff in Victoria for NBN

  By Spandas Lui | 11 May, 2012 11:33

  Fibre manufacturer, Corning Cable Systems, has pledged $40 million to add 300 to 400 jobs in Victoria in preparation for the peak rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• Telco watch: NBN rolls out, at last

  By Spandas Lui | 09 May, 2012 15:25

  In 2009, then Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, with Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, by his side, announced the $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN). Originally put up for tender to the private sector, the decision to make the lucrative – not to mention expensive – network a 100 per cent Government project has garnered much praise and criticism.

• KPMG: Cloud computing is a $3.25 billion opportunity

  By Spandas Lui | 01 May, 2012 14:34

  If businesses directed 75 per cent of their ICT spend to Cloud services, it could contribute billions to Australia's GDP after 10 years.

• NBN to touch 3.5 million premises by 2015

  By Spandas Lui | 29 March, 2012 13:55

  Preparation work by NBN Co has made this goal achievable.

• Conroy named a community visionary

  By AAP | 28 March, 2012 11:22

  Federal Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, who is overseeing the government's $36 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) project, has received an award from a New York-based think tank.

• HAS costings in The Australian completely false: Conroy

  By Hafizah Osman | 16 February, 2012 14:40

  The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has released costings for the Household Assistance Scheme (HAS) that contradict claims by The Australian.

• Government sets spectrum auction limits

  By AAP | 10 February, 2012 09:54

  The federal government has taken steps to ensure no single telecommunication company will have an unfair advantage in an upcoming auction of spectrum for mobile device providers.

• Telco industry group attacks Telstra fibre network exemptions

  By Spandas Lui | 24 January, 2012 16:33

  Communications Minister granted Telstra's application to exempt some of its fibre networks from NBN laws does not sit well with the telco industry group.

• Government selects first round of applicants for NBN funding programs

  By Patrick Budmar | 15 December, 2011 15:06

  The Government has selected the first round of applicants that are eligible under the Digital Hubs and Digital Enterprise programs.

• Students get access to ABC’s archive via NBN education portal

  By Patrick Budmar | 15 December, 2011 15:01

  The Government has unveiled a new $19.94 million National Broadband Network|All on National Broadband Network-enabled education portal that is aimed at giving students and teachers access to and interactive educational resources.

• Govt kicks-off $8 million in-home NBN e-health trial for veterans

  By Spandas Lui | 01 December, 2011 10:24

  The Federal Government has launched an $8 million in-home telemonitoring health trial for chronically ill veterans through the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• Conroy confident on Telstra separation

  By AAP | 08 September, 2011 10:20

  Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, is confident Telstra and the competition watchdog will resolve fears over the telco's structural separation plans.

• NBN start dates for WA and Victoria revealed

  By Spandas Lui | 06 September, 2011 12:13

  The National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout will begin in Western Australia next month and move into Victoria by November.