Sentences with phrase «national broadband network»

Rudd's $ 43bn fast web gamble The global recession has forced Kevin Rudd to scrap plans for a high - speed national broadband network funded by the private sector and wager at least $ 21.9 billion of taxpayers» money to fund his election pledge to bring internet speeds into the 21st century.

Things aren't much better in the U.S., where an op - ed on Forbes proclaimed that Google's Fiber experiment in Kansas City can't be used to justify a similar national broadband network.

ALMOST all of the failed bidders are pleased with the federal government's surprise decision to set up a company that will build a high - speed national broadband network (NBN), with criticism coming from one failed NBN bidder.

Coalition to oppose telco reforms The coalition will oppose the federal government's telecommunications reforms, introduced as part of its plan to build the $ 43 billion national broadband network.

Telstra investors are bracing for a cut to the company's popular dividend, as the telecommunications giant faces growing pressure from competitors and a looming earnings drop due to the rollout of the national broadband network.

Canning MHR Don Randall says residential estates and businesses in his electorate are missing out on communications infrastructure and may not receive it for up to eight years as the Gillard government presses ahead with the national broadband network.

NBN Company has awarded contracts to six companies to deliver the national broadband network to homes and businesses in the Telstra hybrid - fibre coaxial network.

Telco giant Telstra and national contracting companies Service Stream and BSA have been awarded contracts for the building and maintenance of the national broadband network (NBN).

«This is the first time we're able to offer a very high speed service and consistent product across Australia because the national broadband network have launched two satellites that cover the entire continent,» Joyce told CNBC.

Leighton - owned carrier Nextgen Networks has today been announced as the successful tenderer for the federal government's $ 250 million regional blackspots program, part of the roll - out of the national broadband network.

Perth - based chairman of communications retailer Allphones, Tony Mitchell, has been appointed to a new federal government committee that will assess proposals to build a national broadband network.

However, Akamai felt «reason for optimism» as the Philippine government has plans to build a national broadband network, which will be used to run online government services and connect rural areas to the Internet.

The $ 6.2 billion cost to the federal government will not add to the budget deficit as it will be counted as a cash - for - asset transfer, in the same way as the national broadband network.

It will also scale back plans for a national broadband network and direct funding away from research it deems «ridiculous».

The potential of the NBN (national broadband network) to help redress these resourcing issues is encouraging.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's push - back against internet service providers making over overly - optimistic download speed claims on the national broadband network has seen Dodo, iPrimus and Commander agree to refund their customers.

Still, the government blocked the company from working on its national broadband network.