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November 30, 2010  2:53 PM

Australia approves Telstra split, but don’t look for competition anytime soon



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Australia, broadband infrastructure, over-the-top, regulation, telecom competition, Telstra

Sometimes governments solve problems, and sometimes they cause them. Sometimes it's a bit of both.  I’ve been watching Australia as an indicator of the extreme end of pro-consumer telecom regulation, and it has

June 22, 2010  6:42 PM

Could Telstra-NBN deal serve as model for U.S. broadband deployment?



Posted by: Tom Nolle
access networks, Australia, Broadband, CLECs, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, legislation, National Broadband Network, NBN, regulation, return on investment, ROI, Telstra

It looks like Telstra and the Australian government have finally struck a deal for the acquisition of Telstra's access infrastructure for the rollout of Australia's


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