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• 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.

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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.

• 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.

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  Coalition NBN plans won't impact Telstra revenues

  A change in government as a result of the 2013 federal election would will not diminish Telstra’s $2-3 billion excess cash war chest, expected to be generated over three years as the National Broadband Network (NBN) rolls out.

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  ITU reassures NBN Co on satellite concerns

  NBN Co has engaged the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to quell suggestions that the launch of the National Broadband Network (NBN) satellites in 2015 will be delayed due to a lack of orbital slot approval.

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  Quigley dismisses Turnbull’s satellite concerns

  NBN Co chief executive, Mike Quigley, has dismissed concerns raised by shadow communications minister, Malcolm Turnbull, that the risk of missing out on allocated slots could delay the launch of the two Ka-band satellites planned for the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• No more room for fixed line consolidation: Hackett

  The period of consolidation in the Australian fixed line market has concluded, ahead of the Federal Government's National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout, according to Internode managing director, Simon Hackett.

• Telstra wants industry to adapt to NBN

  Telstra's chief executive, David Thodey, says a lot of industries won't know what to do with the National Broadband Network (NBN) once it is rolled out.

• Govt to review freedom of info for NBN Co

  The federal government will review how freedom of information laws apply to the company rolling out the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• NBN Co chief says rollout plan not political

  NBN Co chief executive, Mike Quigley, has rejected accusations of bias towards Labor marginal seats in Brisbane in the choice of sites to get the National Broadband Network (NBN).

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  NBN Co refutes claims network will be superseded by mobile broadband

  NBN Co has refuted claims by Quantum Market Research analyst, David Chalke, that the National Broadband Network (NBN) is a waste of money due to the rise of mobile internet.

• NBN call centre to hit the Gold Coast

  National Broadband Network (NBN) wholesaler, NBN Co has flagged plans to set up a customer contact centre on the Gold Coast, with the facility due to be operational by the second half of 2012.

• Robin Payne appointed NBN Co CFO

  Former NBN Co general manager of planning and development, Robin Payne, has been confirmed as chief financial officer following the retirement of former CFO, Jean-Pascal Beaufret, in January this year.

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  NBN Co to educate public on network

  With 40 retail service providers (RSP) now signed on to offer National Broadband Network (NBN) services, NBN Co has flagged plans to significantly raise public awareness of the network.

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  Politics not behind suburbs covered by NBN

  Suburbs and towns covered by the National Broadband Network (NBN) were chosen mainly for engineering reasons and not because of politics, NBN Co boss, Mike Quigley, says.