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Wise words on copyright
Posted Sat 28 February 2009 @ 1:54 p.m. by Ernie Newman
TUANZ Chairman Chris O'Connell drew my attention to this pertinent post from Adam Smith's blog - "The Inquiring Mind."There is certainly no shortage of angles around this contentious issue.Meanwhile Judith Tizard, the Minister who drove Section 92a through parliament, has come out in its defence - somewhat at ofdds with... >> more
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VoIP - modems are an issue
Posted Fri 27 February 2009 @ 2:07 p.m. by Ernie Newman
I've blogged very positively on here about the excellent, economical VoIP service I get at home from WorldXChange, based on naked DSL from Telecom. But this time I sound a small note of caution.The WxC service is dependent on a special VoIP modem. Like any modem it sits quietly there, unnoticed, doing its job, month after month.... >> more
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Ultra fast broadband critical for growth: Joyce
Posted Fri 27 February 2009 @ 12:30 p.m. by Louis van Wyk
Ultra fast broadband is not be a luxury, but will be critically important to New Zealand's growth prospects, ICT minister Steven Joyce said at the Commerce Commission’s Broadband at a Crossroads conference yesterday.
During a speech in which he reiterated the Government’s commitment to investing $1.5 billion in a fibre roll... >> more
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