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• ISP Content Filtering Tests - Results Flawed

  The Government's proposed ISP filters which are meant to safeguard young probing eyes from illicit content found on the web have come up thumbs down after initial test results showed shortcomings. The findings have suggested that the products tested... Posted Jul 30 2008, 09:07 AM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Government, Internet, Contents Filters, P2P

• Telstra back flip on wholesale ADSL2+

  In a contradictory announcement made by Telstra, the telecommunication giant revealed that it's now planning to offer wholesale ADSL2+ services to competitors. This statement comes only after several months of rolling out ADSL2+ services to over 900... Posted Jun 11 2008, 09:25 AM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Government, Telstra, ADSL2+, Structural Separation, Wholesale Broadband

• National Content Filtering Floored

  In a very similar and ignorant circumstances to that of the previous Liberal Government, Kevin Rudd is seeking to block all objectionable material before it can be downloaded by Australian Internet users. Many business and industry experts are declaring... Posted Jan 07 2008, 02:51 PM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Government, Kevin Rudd, Internet

• Meet Australia's new Communications Minister

  Just like Australia has a new political party in power, we also have a new Communications Minister. Senator Stephen Conroy has been appointed Australia's new Communications Minister under Kevin Rudd's Cabinet lineup. Perhaps Senator Conroy's... Posted Dec 04 2007, 10:03 AM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Government, Broadband Network, Stephen Conroy

• Broadband and the Election

  As the forthcoming Federal Election gears up a notch, Prime Minister John Howard says Aussie Broadband Speeds are OK, Labor talks $8billion dollars for new joint Network, and reports show Australia is lagging behind leader Japan with speeds 35 times slower... Posted Oct 22 2007, 02:05 PM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Government, Labor, Broadband Prices, Broadband Speed, Election

• Fibre to the Planet

  Australians are certainly behind the eight ball when it comes to Broadband Technology (as we all should know by now). While the Federal Government is bungling around in la la land over a new national high speed Broadband Network as the Federal Election... Posted Oct 05 2007, 10:09 AM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Government, FTTH, Broadband Technology, Statistics

• Further outrage over Internet censorship

  Access to popular sites such as Facebook and MySpace could be blocked if the federal Government introduce legislation which they say is 'not really' about censorship, moreover criminals that defraud people. Industry experts warn that policing... Posted Sep 25 2007, 09:24 AM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Broadband News, Government, Coonan

• Web censorship fear of descent into Police State

  Once upon time the Internet was a raw technology resource for everyone that invoked a new frontier of exciting opportunities for electronic communication, business and entertainment on a global scale. That was until Mr Policeman came along and moderated... Posted Sep 24 2007, 11:29 AM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Government, News

• Bush Broadband Deal Done!

  The widely anticipated Broadband network deal for the country has finally been signed by both the Federal Government and the Optus led consortium. Ironically, the $1Billion tax payer funded Broadband network development program has been given the final... Posted Sep 10 2007, 12:43 PM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Government, Telstra, Broadband Network

• $1Billion Opel Broadband Connect funding delay

  Will this country ever get the Broadband infrastructure it so throughly requires without continuous delays? In another setback for major Australian Broadband development, the Federal Government has placed a 'freeze' on a Broadband Connect deal... Posted Aug 24 2007, 10:33 AM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Government, Telstra, Coonan, Broadband Connect

• Future Fund protection or sour grapes?

  The governement is starting to introduce measures like rushing a Future Funds spending prevention amendment through Parliament which appears will hinder Labor's Broadband network planning if they were to be successful next election. Furthermore, a... Posted Aug 17 2007, 12:04 PM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: FTTN, Government, Broadband Network

• ISP level filters a joke

  We all want to protect the innocent from the online rubbish thats polluting the Internet nowdays, but just how to implement the best resource to do so is the question. Industry experts from Australia's leading ISPs are suggesting the government's... Posted Aug 13 2007, 10:32 AM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Broadband, Government

• Minister misleads public on Broadband Network

  The Australian has published a scathing article on Communications Minister Helen Coonan labeling her as deceiver for misleading the Australian public on potential Broadband performance based on proposed new Broadband Network speeds. The reality is that... Posted Aug 06 2007, 03:52 PM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Government, Coonan, Broadband Network

• Telstra take action over Coonan

  Controversial Telecommunications giant 'Telstra' is poised to take government communication minister Helen Coonan to court over the 'topped up' Broadband Connect Program funding decision. The Optus and Elders consortium (OPEL) were awarded... Posted Aug 03 2007, 07:40 PM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Government, Telstra, Coonan, Broadband Connect

• Telstra Sing Terrorism Threat

  Telstra's shakedown of the government's handling of the FTTN Network initiative has been taken another level. This time the telco giant is suggesting that the threat of 'terrorism' could loom if the fibre to the node broadband network... Posted Aug 02 2007, 02:13 PM by Ronnie with | with no comments Filed under: Broadband News, Broadband, FTTN, Government