Posts tagged "national broadband network"

Let’s take a look at the current state of the National Broadband Network, and what the major political parties have announced in the lead up to the federal election.

Telstra’s plan to split into three entities is the most radical shake-up of Australia’s largest telecommunications company since 1997.

The federal government has today announced a $4.5 billion investment that will give approximately 700,000 businesses access to fibre-to-the-premises internet connections, along with many Australian households. 

From confiscated websites to "telecommunications hell", here are five ways small businesses were hard done by in the year that has been 2018.

Regulators have called on internet service providers to pick up their game, amid concern that small businesses are getting the short end of the NBN stick.

Businesses switching over to the NBN faced weeks of lost services, an inability to resolve complaints and major impacts on their operations, new data shows. 

MyRepublic have been fined for running misleading online advertisements with insufficient fine-print disclaimers for a five-month period.

Despite large investments in the National Broadband Network, the “digital divide” in Australia remains largely unchanged, according to a new report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The consumer watchdog has penalised a telecommunications company for allegedly making misleading representations by claiming the Australian …

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull might be happy with his NBN connection, that’s not the case for the 2.5 million customers waiting on a connection through their pay TV or cable service who have been left in limbo.

The consumer watchdog will look to hand down penalties to NBN Co when it misses scheduled appointments to connect businesses and consumers t…

By Allan Asher, Australian National University

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched a public inquiry in…