Tag Archives: NBN

NBN: TUSMA Agreement

After a short break – (other commitments have kept me busy for the last week) – here is the next and fifth instalment of my series on the recently signed Telstra/NBN Co deal. Today I will highlight what I believe are the interesting and/or important parts of the first of the agreements between Telstra and […]

NBN – Access Deed

In the fourth instalment of my series on the recently signed Telstra/NBN Co deal, I will highlight what I believe are the interesting and/or important parts of the fourth of the eight individual agreements – the Access Deed (AD). All descriptions are taken from the Telstra release to the ASX. As a summary, the AD […]

NBN – Infrastructure Services Agreement

In the next instalment of my series on the recently signed Telstra/NBN Co deal, I will highlight what I believe are the interesting and/or important parts of the third of the eight individual agreements – the Infrastructure Services Agreement (ISA). All descriptions are taken from the Telstra release to the ASX. As a summary, the […]

NBN – Subscriber Agreement

In the second instalment of my series on the recently signed Telstra/NBN Co deal, I will highlight what I believe are the interesting and/or important parts of the second of the eight individual agreements – the Subscriber Agreement (SA). All descriptions are taken from the Telstra release to the ASX. As a summary, the SA […]

Why I Dumped Telstra

About a year ago, Telstra – (along with Optus and iPrimus) – agreed to “voluntarily” apply a version of the government’s mandatory internet filter to the connections of all of their customers. They agreed to “voluntarily” filter out at least a certain subset – (mainly child pornography) – of the ACMA blacklist, the complete contents […]

NBN – Implementation and Interpretation Deed

In the first of a series of articles on the Telstra/NBN Co deal signed today, I will highlight what I believe are the interesting and/or important parts of the first of eight agreements signed – the Implementation and Interpretation Deed (IID). All descriptions are taken from the Telstra release to the ASX. As a summary, […]

The NBN Deal – What Just Got Signed?

Obviously one of the hottest topics today has been the announcement of binding agreement between Telstra and NBN Co for the former’s participation in the forthcoming National Broadband Network. There was also a similar agreement announced between Optus and NBN Co. But what actually got signed? In actual fact, it is a series of “eight […]

Telstra / NBN Agreement Signed

It was announced this morning that Telstra have signed the long-awaited deal for their participation in the National Broadband Network (NBN), and its rollout. Below is the full media release to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX): Full Telstra Media Release to the ASX I’ll be absorbing the deal throughout the day – (I’m actually away […]

Can The Coalition Stop The NBN?

A lot of people are asking of the NBN, whether or not the Coalition would be able to halt the project, should they win the next federal election – which is still over two years away, should it not be called early. The simplest answer is “yes” – of course they could. Regardless of the […]

NBN Just Got Easier For Small ISPs

In light of recent comments from Internode managing director Simon Hackett, in which he questioned the ability of the AVC/CVC pricing mix to allow for smaller ISPs to compete on a national level under the NBN, comes news today that Nextgen Networks are planning to deliver a wholesale product that would eliminate his concerns for […]