Subscribe To RSSRSS
  • RIP 0867

    Ernie Newman

    Thank heaven its all over at last.Its taken more than eleven years after Telecom stunned the industry in May 1999 by diverting all dial-up calls to an 0867 prefix and thereby depriving Clear Communications of its sizeable wholesale business hosting a range of smaller ISPs. But at last the High Court has cleared Telecom.... >> more

    Categories: Broadband | Fixed line carriers | ISPs | Regulatory | TUANZ policy

    Comments (0)

  • Rural Broadband - a Leap Backwards?

    Ernie Newman

    You really do have to wonder what's going on with government's rural broadband project - and inferentially, what spillover there might be to the urban Ultra Fast Broadband process.Minister Joyce announced yesterday that the rural project was being re-cast so that only national bids will be contemplated.Regional aspirants and... >> more

    Categories: Broadband | Fixed line carriers | Innovation | ISPs | TUANZ policy

    Comments (6)

  • news from chorus today

    Katherine Hall

    Interesting news from Chorus today.  They've come up with an option to rewire homes getting poor quality broadband due to substandard wiring and at teh same time will future-proof the houses providing dedicated connections for internet telephones and net-connected TV's.  Chorus would install a service delivery point... >> more

    Categories: Broadband | Education | Fixed line carriers | Innovation | ISPs | Wireless carriers

    Comments (2)