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  NBN Co inks $300m construction contract in Tasmania

  NBN Co has inked a $300 million construction and maintenance contract with Visionstream Australia for the complete rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Tasmania.

• Internet sales boom hits island state hard

  Tasmanian business is bracing itself for online sales to hit the island state harder than other parts of Australia in the lead-up to Christmas.

• Tasmanian government falls victim to email hackers

  The Tasmanian government media department has been hacked, with a cryptic email bearing Lara Giddings' name being sent to journalists.

• NBN second stage under construction in Tas

  Construction on the second phase of the National Broadband Network (NBN) has begun in Tasmania.

• Optus flags $25 million Tassie upgrade

  Optus will spend $25 million on its mobile network in Tasmania, challenging rival Telstra's dominance of the state.

• Telstra, iiNet continue DSLAM rollout in wake of NBN

  Telstra has defended upgrades to broadband services in northern Tasmania where NBN Co is set to begin connecting customers.

• Tasmanian Government to slash ICT programs

  The Tasmanian Government has signalled that it could cut as much as $3.9 million from its 2010-11 and 2011-12 budgets in an effort to address a GFC-influenced GST revenue shortfall.

• Tourism Tasmania to spruik state through multimedia

  State government agency Tourism Tasmania is looking for a digital asset management system to make the best use of photos and video in promoting the state as an international holiday destination.

• Tasmanian Department of Health ditches paper, goes digital

  As part of its goal to introduce electronic health records, The Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services is to shortly convert 60,000 paper based records into a digital format.

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  Tasmania Premier to introduce NBN opt-out legislation

  Tasmanian Premier, David Bartlett, is expected to introduce legislation to the State Parliament today, enabling Tasmania to adopt an opt-out model for the remaining roll-out of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in the state.

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  Abbott acknowledges support for NBN in Tasmania

  Opposition leader Tony Abbott has given one of the strongest suggestions to date that the Coalition will not roll back fibre deployed by the NBN Co should it be elected to power at the next election.

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  Tasmanian Government to legislate 'opt-out' model for NBN

  The Tasmanian Government is ramping up its roll out of the National Broadband Network (NBN) announcing it will shortly seek to legislate an ‘opt out’ model for new connections to the broadband network -- the first of its kind in the country.

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  Tasmania invests $93mil to boost innovation

  The Tasmanian Coalition Government will spend more than $93 million in boosting the state’s capability for innovation by capitalising on smart grid technology and the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• Tasmania incentivises mobile apps industry

  The Tasmanian State Government is looking to grow its burgeoning mobile applications industry, with plans to provide financial incentives in the near future.

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  Liberal win "a disaster" for Tasmanian economy: Premier

  A Liberal Party win in the Federal election on 21 August would be a disaster for the Tasmanian economy and risk thousands of jobs, according to the state's Premier, David Bartlett.