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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.

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  ISPs hit out at ACCC report on Telstra’s wholesale prices

  ISPs have hit out at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) draft report on Telstra’s wholesale ADSL prices.

• Exetel reveals $20 4G smartphone plan

  Exetel announced 4G smartphone plans running on the Optus network.

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  Telstra contemplating speed-based plans, hits back at P2P criticism

  Telstra is considering speed- or application-based ADSL plans, it has revealed in a blog post aimed at busting the "myths" around its P2P throttling trials, following backlash from the public.

• 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.

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  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.

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  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.

• iiNet voices concern over NBN access plan

  Australia’s number three internet service provider (ISP), iiNet, has raised concerns over a number of aspects of NBN Co’s Special Access Undertaking (SAU), lodged to the competition regulator yesterday.

• "Final" wholesale agreement a work in progress: NBN Co

  Despite publishing its “final executable” Wholesale Broadband Agreement (WBA), NBN Co has conceded that the contract terms will continue to be open for consultation with industry and customers for further development.

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  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”.

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  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.

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  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.