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NBN update: Consumers pay more for stagnant service standards, ACCC finds

Australian households are paying more for their NBN plans despite service standards failing to improve, the ACCC says.

The New Daily

NBN losses to reach $25bn by 2040, report finds

Adoption of ‘multi-technology mix’ model and decision to preference regions in rollout cited as major factors in reported losses

The Guardian - AU

The Loop: Government-owned businesses questioned over huge bonuses, Greta Thunberg weighs in on COP27

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Federal government demands answers from Australia Post, NBN Co on salaries and bonuses

The federal government has sought an explanation from government-owned businesses about executive salaries and bonuses worth tens of millions of dollars.

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The 61 Hunter suburbs in line for faster internet

More than 60 Hunter suburbs are among the areas confirmed for world-class internet speeds over the next year as NBN Co rolls out upgraded fibre connections across Australia.

Newcastle Herald

NBN upgrades finally coming to 300,000 homes

Faster internet is on the way for 300,000 homes and businesses across the nation as NBN Co reveals list of full fibre upgrades.

The New Daily

Faster internet is coming as NBN Co rolls out plans for fibre upgrades in Newcastle, Hunter

Upgrades will also be made in suburbs across the ACT, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.

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‘Dudded’: ACCC calls for action as Australians suffer stagnating NBN upload speeds

Australians are being "dudded" by stagnating NBN upload speeds far below the top rates advertised in their internet plans, new data reveals.

The New Daily

Executive bonuses will need to be justified in a review of NBN Co, new communications minister says

In opposition, Michelle Rowland said publicly-owned firm ‘might have an incentive to set and surpass artificially low targets’

The Guardian - AU

NBN funding to boost regional connectivity

Improved internet and mobile phone connectivity is the aim of a $480 million federal government boost to NBN Co operations.

AAP

Mobile internet prices will rise if Telstra-TPG tie-up goes ahead, experts warn

Australians could be charged more for their mobile internet if a proposed partnership between Telstra and TPG is approved by the consumer watchdog.

The New Daily

‘Excessively high’: NBN Co plan to hike internet prices stirs controversy

Australians would face higher internet bills over the next decade under plans to jack up broadband prices to recoup huge NBN cost blowouts.

The New Daily

Proposed NBN price hikes could double some internet bills within a decade, ACCC warns

Telstra says wholesale prices already among highest in the world and will only get worse under proposal

The Guardian - AU

Small telcos gathering steam as Telstra, Optus lose customers

The biggest names in Australian telcos are seeing customer numbers start to slide as Australians hunt for more bang for their buck.

The New Daily

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Why the NBN still matters — and how it can be improved after the election

Australia has spent billions on the NBN yet its speeds are still bad — at least compared to other countries. How did we end up here? And why aren't we hearing more about internet infrastructure this election?

The Guardian - AU

Revealed: how a crafty Labor move on the NBN is being used to win over voters

Opposition plan to flush out crucial government data was two years in the making and involved an innocuous amendment to a Coalition bill

The Guardian - AU

‘They will do nothing to fix it’: why the NBN still matters to many voters

Unlike in 2010 and 2013 when the NBN rollout was a hot topic, it is yet to hit the headlines this election, but it remains front of mind for some

The Conversation

What's next for the National Broadband Network? Labor and the Coalition's plans compared

For many Australians, the promise of cheap, reliable broadband remains a dream. So why is the National Broadband Network (NBN) still not delivering an outcome that was promised more than a decade ago when the NBN rollout commenced?

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Reliable NBN internet a struggle for Macedon Ranges residents, who say budget funding is 'too little, too late'

A Macedon Ranges local has helped 150 residents struggling to connect to the internet through the National Broadband Network, as more treechangers move to the region.

The Guardian - AU

NBN upgrade to single business in Barnaby Joyce’s electorate to cost $630,000

Joyce wrote letter of support for ASX-listed Costa Group for fibre-to-the-premises conversion under Coalition grants program

ABC News

Telstra partners with Starlink-like OneWeb satellite internet service to compete with Elon Musk and Sky Muster

Telstra has partnered with a satellite internet service, opening the way for direct competition with Starlink. Can the telco compete with Elon Musk, and is this the end for NBN Co's Sky Muster?

The Guardian - AU

‘This is rocket science’: micrometeorite collision blamed for NBN satellite internet outage

Some 46,000 regional users left without service for seven hours and more than 500 had no internet for two weeks

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