Stories about: Foxtel

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) this week issued a final decision to reject Telstra's request to be exempted from providing certain regulated fixed line services to Optus.

The ACCC has tentatively rejected Telstra's (ASX:TLS) request to be exempted from providing certain regulated fixed line services to Optus.

iiNet announced on Wednesday that its broadband customers will be able to watch up to four live matches every round of the 2008/09 Barclays English Premier League for free, or as iiNet put it "for sweet FA".

Two Sydney men accused of being members of an alleged syndicate producing illegal pay TV cards will face court today.

Telstra has released a scathing media statement ripping into the regulatory submissions made by its competitors to the federal government for the building of the National Broadband Network. The company has accused its opponents of harbouring an "agenda of Telstra-slashing, not nation-building".

The federal government published this week submissions it had invited from industry players, public interest groups and concerned individuals on regulatory issues associated with the National Broadband Network process. The government received no less than 80 submissions from a broad range of participants including major telco providers, ISPs, disability access groups, telecommunications consumer and industry groups, telco experts, academics and individuals. Computerworld explored each submission and here we provide you with the key points outlined in each proposal. In most cases, the views are lifted verbatim from the submission.

Foxtel will officially launch its new high definition television service on Sunday night when it broadcasts the Socceroos World Cup qualifying match against China in Sydney.

Former Powertel executive, Ian Noble, has joined Uecomm as director of operations and technology.

The Federal Court has dismissed Channel 9's case against IceTV, ruling on Thursday that the company does not infringe copyright against the broadcaster.

Telstra has announced it will cease offering i-mode mobile services on December 10 this year in an effort to push more subscribers to its Next G network.

Digital subscription television provider Austar has saved a potential $29 million by using a biometric-enhanced IVR ordering system instead of the more costly PSTN configuration used by its rival Foxtel.