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.