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• Shortage in NBN apartment cablers: recruiter

  A recruitment firm for the National Broadband Network (NBN) said there is a shortage of cablers to connect apartments to the network.

• NBN begins rolling out in North Adelaide

  The National Broadband Network (NBN) has begin rolling out in Prospect, North Adelaide.

• Syntheo not off the hook after playing hooky

  The Joint Commitee on the National Broadband Network (NBN) is likely to ask Syntheo to front up to another hearing after the construction company failed to appear before the committee on Friday, said independent MP Rob Oakeshott.

• NBN Co to launch 1 Gigabit wholesale broadband service in December

  NBN Co has announced that it will be launching a 1 Gigabit wholesale broadband service by December 2013 to areas that can access the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• NBN Co signs contract to connect apartments in NT and QLD

  NBN Co has signed a $17.9 million contract with ISG Management to connect apartments to the National Broadband Network (NBN) in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

• Turnbull's NBN could 'cost the same' in the long-run

  Shadow communications minister Malcolm Turnbull said at a doorstop interview today that a fibre to the node (FTTN) policy for the National Broadband Network (NBN) could possibly end up costing around the same as the current fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) policy.

• NBN and IPTV trial for dental students launches

  A trial has been launched at the University of Melbourne’s Shepparton campus which aims to deliver dental education to regional Victoria using high-speed broadband and IPTV.

• 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.

• Coalition promises 50Mbps NBN for 'vast majority' of households

  The Coalition has announced a “vast majority” of households would access speeds up to 50Mbps for $29.5 billion under its broadband policy.
  

• The long and winding road to a Coalition NBN policy

  The Coalition is reportedly set to release an alternative National Broadband Network (NBN) policy this week.

• ACCC seeks greater role in NBN oversight

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has proposed changes to the Special Access Undertaking (SAU) NBN Co lodged with the watchdog last year.
  

• Scott Ludlam no luddite

  Scott Ludlam is the voice of the Australian Greens on ICT issues and has earned a reputation for not holding back when it comes to protecting civil liberties in the digital age.

• NBN Co slashes June target again, adds three-month delay

  NBN Co has further slashed its June target for premises passed from 286,000 to as few as 190,000.

• Macquarie Telecom prepares for the NBN

  Macquarie Telecom has increased its core network bandwidth capacity by 10 following upgrades this year, driven by demand from the NBN and cloud.

• NBN oversight falls victim to partisanship

  Independent MP Rob Oakeshott has lambasted the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network (JCNBN) for becoming more about party politics than about the roll out of the NBN.