Telstra Shuns Internet Filtering Trial

AUSTRALIA'S largest internet service provider has said it will not participate in trials of the Federal Government's controversial national internet filter.

Telcos Bundle Me Up

THE need to call a service provider for phone or internet gives me the heebie-jeebies. The mere thought of changing providers robs me of sleep.

Speed Up The Net Or Get Left Behind

ONE of the architects of the internet, Larry Smarr, is pushing for Australia's universities to roll out new superhighways to ensure that scientists and innovators are not left behind "the revolution in global research".

Picking Up Speed

In the big cities, fast internet can be had on the go. David Flynn puts four mobile broadband services to the test.

Speed Kills Your Reputation: How A Living Treasure Became A Human Headline

Marcus Einfeld was a pillar of the community, until he told a court a dead woman was driving his car. John Elder reports.

Telstra Bigpond Too Slow And Too Expensive, Say Its Users

CUSTOMERS of Telstra's BigPond, Australia's largest internet service provider, have given it a resounding thumbs down, saying it costs too much, has poor levels of service and is not as quick as advertised.

Marriage Of Convenience That Will End In Tears

Disunity is death. No party is immune to the harmful effect of jockeying for the leadership. Malcolm Turnbull's most recent newsletter has no mention of John Howard nor of the Howard Government in its four pages.

Prudent Trujillo Gives Investors Less To Hope For

TELSTRA has disappointed investors with "prudent" earnings guidance for the year ahead amid what it describes as uncertainty over regulation and doubts about whether it will commit to building a $4 billion-plus high-speed fibre optic network in the largest cities.

Broadband Contracts Will Push Labor Out Of Debate

THE Federal Government will sign 10-year contracts before this year's election for its planned high-speed internet network, hindering Labor's ability to promote its alternative plan.

Trujillo Tells Canberra To Make Up Its Mind

TELSTRA chief executive Sol Trujillo has stepped up pressure on the Federal Government, calling for a decision on a new high-speed broadband network within weeks.

A Monopoly Will Keep Us On Cyber Highway's Slow Lane

Professor Larry Smarr's remarks on the need for a national fibre-optic network are a timely warning to the Federal Government's policymakers ("Australia left for dead, says net guru", June 12). The two proposals before the Federal Government to upgrade Australian broadband infrastructure must be rejected.

Powered For Speed

Charles Wright looks back over 2006 and the big changes for the IT consumer.

Samuel, Coonan Attack Telstra From Both Sides

THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commissions chairman, Graeme Samuel, and Communications Minister, Helen Coonan, were busy yesterday ganging up on Telstra management in a left and right flank attack to push the telecom into flicking the switch to give the majority of Australians access to higher speed broadband services.

Broadband Set-up A 'disgrace'

TELSTRA boss Sol Trujillo has seized on media mogul Rupert Murdoch's claim that investment in broadband infrastructure in this country was a "disgrace", hinting that the Government should spend more on supporting a higher-speed network.

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Texas Internet Massacre

The gamble to import this US muscle car paid off - eventually, writes David Morley.

It's Crunch Time For The Big Telcos

New services, rather than speed, are the core issue for Telstra and Optus, writes David Kennedy.

Speed Is King As British Consumers Hang Up On Dial-up

Broadband costs are dropping as more people take up the swift technology, writes Annabel Crabb.

Government Must Unshackle Us

We will be stuck with slow internet speeds until regulators and legislators can agree.

Tool Of The Trade

The internet is proving valuable for buyers and sellers alike.