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Senator Lundy “All of my critiques through my Opposition years was ‘you can do it better’. There should be better competition, there should be fatter pipes, and there should be less pair gain systems. That character of the debate has been suddenly flipped on its head because the [...]
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Audio from the ACCAN Government 2.0 Roundtable on Accessibility
Late last year, ACCAN ran a Government 2.0 Roundtable on Accessibility for People with Disabilities. We arranged to have the event recorded (audio only) and have now put all the recordings online. We have put the recordings up on a website called DotSub where people can contribute transcriptions, in the hope that people from ACCAN [...]
High fliers at the core of the Telstra shareholder revolt
Their lack of interest in wider economic issues was shown when Tagliaferro and AFIC’s Ross Barker fronted the Senate Communications Committee’s hearings on the Telstra Bill three weeks ago to attack the government’s approach. Both were asked by Labor’s Kate Lundy — herself well-versed in telco issues — whether they had made submissions to the government’s previous consultation processes [...]
Labor hits back at shareholders
THE Labor Party has hit back at large shareholders who have cried foul over plans to dismember Telstra.
At a Senate committee hearing in Melbourne into government plans to separate the telco giant’s wholesale and retail arms, Labor senators Kate Lundy and Anne McEwen went toe-to-toe with representatives of the institutional shareholders who between them control [...]
Telstra job cuts hurt Canberra
Federal Member for Canberra Annette Ellis, Federal Member for Fraser Bob McMullan and ACT Labor Senator Kate Lundy have questioned Telstra’s actions in continuing to sack skilled and experienced technicians from the ACT despite the effects this will have on local families and Canberra’s communications infrastructure.
As part of its “transformation project”, Telstra has put 94 [...]
Coalition Government will pay for Telstra’s poor internet speeds
The Coalition is flagging the possibility of forking out taxpayers’ money to pay for the improvements to Telstra’s network that will be required to bring dial-up internet speeds up to a half-decent standard.
According to Minister Alston, the Government’s inquiry into Telstra’s services will advise on:
“additional Government action that may be taken to remove any impediments [...]
Telstra Boss has form on Landline Connection Delays
Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo has form on leaving households for months without phone lines, something the Howard Government has known since he was appointed were aware of before Telstra was fully privatized and put beyond the scrutiny of Parliament.
In fact, his former company in the US was sued for hundreds of millions of dollars for [...]
Nationals deal will see Telstra sold – and no broadband for many frustrated Canberrans
With the sale of Telstra pending in return for a slush fund for National party seats in the bush, there is little hope that the broadband black holes created by Telstra in suburban Canberra will be fixed.
Telstra’s poor quality network continues to block broadband in many areas, and if Transact is not there, residents have [...]
Telstra’s padlock tactic locks up Gungahlin broadband
Telstra have built a fence and padlocked the gate around the new Gungahlin exchange to limit competition in broadband services, the Senate Inquiry into the telecommunications regulatory regime heard last night.
Local ACT company Transact gave evidence of the tactics Telstra use to hamper their efforts to provide broadband (ADSL) service access to long-suffering Gungahlin residents.
Along [...]
Senate Inquiry says get Telstra out of Foxtel
Senator Kate Lundy, Shadow Minister for Information Technology
and Lindsay Tanner MP, Shadow Minister for Communications
The Senate Competition in Broadband Services Inquiry Report has recommended that Telstra exit from its Foxtel investment.
The report agrees with the ACCC that Telstra’s 50% ownership of Foxtel impedes competition in telecommunications and broadband.
The report recommends that the Howard Government take [...]
