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• NBN Co connects largest high-rise apartment to the NBN

  NBN Co has connected a 36-storey apartment building in Australia to the National Broadband Network (NBN). The building is the largest multi-dwelling unit (MDU) to be hooked up to the network to date.

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  iiNet wants more control over NBN speeds

  iiNet’s Steve Dalby has called for more control for RSPs on the NBN to create their own plans for the network based on different speeds and not just what NBN Co offers.

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  NBN switches on Blacktown; launch suffers a tech fault

  Blacktown is Sydney's first brownfield suburb to be switched on to the National Broadband Network (NBN).

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  Revising Telstra NBN agreement no barrier to Coalition policy: lawyer

  If the Coalition wins the September federal election, the changes to the rollout plan for the National Broadband Network (NBN) have significant implications for Telstra's copper network, which will require negotiations between the telco and the new government.

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  NBN services go live in Gosford

  Around 2300 premises have been switched on to the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Gosford, around one hour’s drive north of Sydney.

• 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.

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  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.

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  NBN Co CEO's job on the line under the Coalition?

  Malcolm Turnbull has indicated the Coalition would implement changes at the management and board level of NBN Co if it wins the federal election.

• NBN Co ready to work with any political party

  NBN Co will adapt to the broadband plans of a new government regime if the Coalition wins the September elections, NBN Co head of product and sales, John Simon, said at the CommsDay conference today in Sydney.

• MD resigns from NBN Co construction partner

  Service Stream’s managing director, Graeme Sumner, will step down from the company by the end of this month.

• ACCC directs Telstra to improve NBN processes again

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has again directed Telstra to improve two aspects of its customer migration plan for the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• 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.

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  NBN construction nears completion in South Perth

  The National Broadband Network (NBN) is reaching the final stages of construction in South Perth.

• Transfield wins $170m NBN contract

  NBN Co has awarded Transfield a contract worth up to $300 million for the design, construction and premise pre-connections for the National Broadband Network (NBN) in metro and south east Sydney.