Looked at through the tech industry’s glasses — note that “tech” these days means only information technology — the budget seems benign. But there is some opportunity.
National Broadband Network
Essential: Labor mired in gloom, but support for NBN up
Labor and Julia Gillard continue to poll poorly but support for the NBN has reached its highest level ever.
Bartholomeusz: NBN may go down to the wire
Once the $11 billion-plus deal between NBN Co, Telstra and the federal government was cleared, the path was clear for the acceleration of the national broadband network.
Roll on the NBN economy — the opportunities of connection
With all the foundations now in place, NBN Co is ready to roll. Finally, says telecommunications researcher Paul Budde, Australia can look forward to an exciting digital future.
Google Maps charts NBN rollout
Want to know when the NBN will be rolled out in your area? To help people find out, NBN Co have launched a new service via Google Maps, reports Dan Warne.
Telstra charges more and offers less to NBN customers
Telstra finally released prices for its NBN packages yesterday. But the telco giant has already been criticised for charging too much and delivering too little, reports Patrick Stafford.
Essential: we don’t mind Labor’s policies, at least …
There is strong support for several of Labor’s major policies, despite its parlous polling situation, new polling finds.
Complaints to Press Council double — so will it beef up?
Those who are inclined to write off the Press Council might be given pause by the fact that the number of complaints it receives has doubled since October.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The blindness of being pro-Europe
Crikey reads have their say.
Without him, there would be no NBN
What Stephen Conroy wants, Stephen Conroy gets. Right now that means we’re all paying for the infrastructure needed to create the National Broadband Network, whether we want it or not, writes Angela Priestley.
How the NBN came to my house (and how much faster it is)
The prospect of being connected to this high-speed broadband network in the next few months sent me scurrying for information, writes Amanda Gearing, a freelance journalist in Toowoomba.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The carbon tax bill, et al
Crikey readers have their say.
Turnbull’s NBN twilight zone — give the man a cigar (Cuban of course)
“Cuba”? What the heck do any of us know about broadband policy in Cuba, Mr Turnbull? Oh wait. I get it. Communism. Well played, sir.
NBN retail pricing neither a bargain nor an extravagance
With the National Broadband Network retail pricing announced by iiNet yesterday, it becomes clear that claiming the NBN is too expensive, a bargain, or little-bear just right for the punters is a tad premature.
Simons: media inquiry can work if politicians keep hands off content
As with so much this government does, there is still plenty of room for messing up on the planned, kind-of-but-not-quite-announced media inquiry.
Bartholomeusz: Optus’ NBN collateral damage
On the same day that Telstra and NBN co-signed their deal, NBN Co announced it would pay Optus $800 million to shut down its cable network.
Bartholomeusz: Telstra’s calm and collected separation
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission caused a minor convulsion in the market for Telstra shares yesterday when it released its preliminary views on the group’s structural separation undertakings.
‘Impossible’ new wireless tech an NBN-killer? Not quite, not yet
Yes, it’s happened. Radical new wireless technology could increase data speeds by a factor of 10
Media’s internet cluelessness is unacceptable and they will die
The NBN was not hacked. The NBN couldn’t possibly have been hacked.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Reprehensible reporting of Norway massacre
Crikey readers have their say.
Politics of NBN pricing: comparing potatoes and pomegranates
I dream of a time when mainstream reporting of the National Broadband Network (NBN) is based on the plentiful facts and documents already published and rational analysis thereof, not the re-bleating of shrill spin from politicians and ideologues.
Turnbull is all about Seoul when it comes to NBN criticism
Opposition communications spokesperson Malcolm Turnbull is right that the government needs to ensure there is demand for the National Broadband Network for it to succeed. We have called this the trans-sector approach.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Vancouver rioters are criminals
Crikey readers have their say.
Coalition must adjust to life with fibre
The deals between the NBN and Telstra and Optus lock in the NBN and make life immensely difficult for the Liberals in communications.
Telstra backs the NBN, but the devil’s in the detail
Telstra today signed the Definitive Agreements with NBN Co and the government covering its participation in the rollout of the National Broadband Network. It’s a complex deal, with the details of key documents still hidden thanks to confidentiality.
