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• 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.

• ACMA probes airport body scanner operation

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is seeking comment on the deployment of body scanners at Australian international airports.

• CeBIT 2012: Conroy spruiks success of Digital Economy strategy

  Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has talked up the success of the Digital Economy Strategy he launched last year during his address to CeBIT Australia 2012, Sydney.

• 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.

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  NBN rollout at snail's pace: Turnbull

  The rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) is happening "with the determination and velocity of an arthritic snail", says opposition communications spokesman, Malcolm Turnbull.

• Carriers make their play in the cloud

  The wave started last year when Time Warner Cable, the telecommunications company serving much of the Eastern United States, spent $230 million to purchase NaviSite, a provider of cloud services for businesses.

• China hits out at Australia for telco ban

  Beijing has criticised Canberra for "obstructing" the operations of Chinese firms in Australia after telecoms giant Huawei was banned from bidding for a big broadband project on security grounds.

• Conroy named a community visionary

  Federal Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, who is overseeing the government's $36 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) project, has received an award from a New York-based think tank.

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  Vodafone spruiks network guarantee

  Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has begun promoting its network guarantee in an attempt to attract new customers.

• In Pictures: What’s up with these solar storms?

  Solar storms are raging, how will the impact Earth?

• Telco providers endure the wrath of small businesses: TIO

  Telecommunication services still have a long way to go judging by a new report from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) which received more than 22,000 new complaints from small businesses in the financial year 2010-11.

• Hutchison Telecommunications Australia reports $167.7m loss

  Hutchison Telecommunications Australia (ASX: HTA) has reported a $167.7 million loss for the full year ended 31 December 2011, in contrast with its $73.4 million profit for the same period in 2010.

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  Aussies support NBN by two to one: Survey

  Australians supporting the high speed National Broadband Network (NBN) exceed opponents by more than two to one, a new survey shows.

• TCP Code revised to include new provisions

  The revised Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP) Code by the Communications Alliance has included new provisions such as regular customer usage notifications for voice, SMS and data services, stronger controls on telecommunications product advertising, a compliance monitoring body and a unit-pricing regime in advertisements.

• Telstra offering flood-affected customers in NSW $50 mobile credit

  Telstra is offering its flood-affected customers living in Moree Plains and Tamworth, New South Wales, who don’t have a fixed-line service, $50 of mobile credit as part of a flood assistance package.