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• Ludlam hits out at Coalition's NBN policy

  Greens ICT spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam has condemned the Coalition’s alternative vision for the National Broadband Network.

• Cheap 4G plans could lead to big bill shock: ACCAN

  Beware of cheap 4G plans providing minimal data, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has warned.

• Quickflix signs streaming agreement with LG

  Quickflix has signed an agreement with LG to distribute Quickflix’s digital service through LG televisions and Blu-Ray players in Australia and New Zealand.

• Exetel joins IPTV trend with Quickflix services

  Exetel will offer unmetered streaming of TV and movie programs provided by Quickflix to its customers next year.

• Exetel will consider acquisition offers

  The CEO of internet service provider Exetel, Steve Waddington, says the ISP is open to being acquired if the right offer is made, with the company already receiving expressions of interest from other ISPs.

• Backhaul blues: Uncertain future for NBN competition in Tasmania

  The cost of backhaul from Tasmania to the mainland of Australia for the National Broadband Network could hamper competition among retail service providers (RSP — the NBN equivalent of ISPs) in the state, several industry players say.

• Optus couldn't wait for NBN Co WBA to release its pricing

  Optus has announced NBN mainland pricing for consumers only, choosing to forge ahead without a finalised wholesale broadband agreement (WBA) with NBN Co as the process was taking “longer than initially envisaged”.

• NBN plans cheaper than ADSL2+ equivalents: Analysis

  Many internet access plans on the National Broadband Network (NBN) will be cheaper on a per gigabyte usage basis than current ADSL2+ plans.

• NBN Co concludes first mainland trials

  Residents and businesses participating in the first five mainland trials of the National Broadband Network (NBN) will have access to commercial services over the network following the completion of the trials.
  

• Exetel releases mainland NBN pricing

  Less than a week after rival Internode announced pricing for the National Broadband Network (NBN), Exetel has revealed its prices for mainland NBN trial sites.

• ISPs lukewarm on Telstra-NBN Co terms

  Australia’s major internet service providers (ISPs) have issued a lukewarm response to the news of Telstra and NBN Co coming to an agreement on commercial terms, months after initially envisaged and following numerous delays in negotiations.
  

• Telstra results to be a “negative nightmare”: Exetel chief

  Exetel chief John Linton has predicted a “negative nightmare” ahead of Telstra’s December half-year results announcement.
  

• Queensland floods delay Exetel network revamp

  Australian internet service provider Exetel has delayed developments on its network for up to three months as a result of the Queensland floods, citing personnel movements from chosen providers as a part of rebuilding efforts in the state.

• Exetel initiates legal action against telco ombudsman

  The procedures used by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) to deal with customer complaints could soon be scrutinised by the Federal Court, after telco Exetel served the ombudsman with a statement of claim, alleging a number of breaches.