Telstra, Optus and TPG have secured wireless spectrum in the digital dividend auction, collectively forking out just under $2 billion, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has revealed.
Communications minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has condemned the coalition’s broadband policy stating it will make Australians pay up to $5000 to connect to superfast broadband.
New Zealand has passed Australia in the latest OECD rankings for broadband penetration.
Two of the first mainland release sites under the National Broadband Network (NBN) will receive telehealth monitoring units in coming months, as part of a $4 million trial conducted by NSW Health.
Labor’s decision to withhold the release of the National Broadband Network (NBN) business case until December is resulting in the Parliament being unable to discharge its duty, according to Opposition communications minister, Malcolm Turnbull.