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• NBN to help facilitate the SKA

  The SKA telescope will generate about 10 times more data than current global internet traffic, according to a CSIRO SKA scientist.

• ACCC approves Optus HFC to NBN deal

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given tentative approval for the migration of Optus’s hybrid coaxial cable (HFC) customers to the National Broadband Network (NBN) and the subsequent decommissioning of parts of the HFC network.

• More NBN access for remote schools

  More remote schools, health clinics and local government facilities will be able to access the National Broadband Network (NBN) through an established interim satellite service, the government says.

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  NBN build gaining momentum daily: Quigley

  NBN Co boss, Mike Quigley, says momentum on the National Broadband Network is building despite the delays and setbacks in delivering on the government's $36 billion project.

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  Coalition NBN better or worse?

  Broadband minister Senator Stephen Conroy and his Coalition counterpart, Malcolm Turnbull, have continued to play tit for tat over the National Broadband Network (NBN). It is obvious that a Coalition win in the next election could have wide ranging impacts on the network.

• NBN ISS could pose capacity constraints

  A report by the Regional Telecommunications Review Committee (RTRC) has found the National Broadband Network (NBN) has found the Interim Satellite Service (ISS) could pose capacity constraints.

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  The NBN, service providers and you... what could go wrong?

  Unless you’ve been boycotting all forms of media in the past five years, you’ll be aware that the National Broadband Network (NBN) is well and truly on its way.

• Macquarie Telecom to provide NBN to its customers

  Macquarie Telecom has successfully completed NBN Co's on-boarding certification program which will allow its customers to access the National Broadband Network's (NBN) increased bandwidth and connectivity.

• ACCAN's mid-term review reveals overwhelming support

  The mid-term review of the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has been released, finding the organisation has been a success for consumer representation.

• NBN will help stop the brain drain in Wollongong: Academic

  The National Broadband Network (NBN) will help underpin a new IT precinct in Wollongong on the south coast of New South Wales.

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  New homes dudded over NBN: Turnbull

  Opposition communications spokesman, Malcolm Turnbull, says the government's "prejudice" against the private sector left about 35,000 new homes connected to copper instead of fibre cable last year.

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  Conroy turns the attack to Hockey

  Senator Stephen Conroy has slammed Joe Hockey for asserting the NBN should be treated as a budgetary cost.

• Coffs Harbour, Taree and Port Macquarie to get NBN fixed wireless from mid-2013

  Around 15,000 homes in Coffs Harbour, Taree and Port Macquarie will be switched on to the National Broadband Network using the NBN's fixed wireless, with the roll out beginning mid next year.

• Government gives councils up to $375,000 to help build NBN support

  The government is continuing to build support for the National Broadband Network (NBN) by offering up to $375,000 to 11 councils across Australia to aid them in offering more services on the network.

• Bourke one step closer to NBN - after a three-year wait

  Bourke will be home to a satellite ground station to help it get on-board the National Broadband Network (NBN) – but it’s going to have to wait three years until it is operational.