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Innovation fund better bet than car black hole
Michael Sainsbury KEVIN Rudd's Government has splashed $16.7 billion of taxpayer funds trying to prop up the faltering economy and the troubled car industry.
Obama to make call on ICANN
Michael Sainsbury US president-elect Barack Obama has already pitched himself as tech-savvy about broadband speed and the like, so he looks well-placed to deal with possibly the biggest technology challenges of his first year in office: the future of ICANN, the domain names organisation that helps run the internet.
Broadband trap snaps shut on Conroy
Michael Sainsbury IN the past month or so the ball has begun to drop in the federal Government's $10 billion-plus game of Broadband Lotto.
Telecoms profits set to dip
FOR almost 12 months a dark cloud in the shape of the Rudd Government's national broadband network has hung over Australia's $38 billion a year telecommunications sector.
Trujillo's 'transformation' point of no return
Michael Sainsbury COST overruns and delays in Telstra's $12 billion upgrade of its networks, information technology platforms and marketing programs will wipe out gains made in revenue growth, leaving shareholders no better off than they were when Sol Trujillo started his program.
Telstra lacks succession
An interesting challenge is looming at the top of Telstra.
Optus the loser in Vodafone move
Michael Sainsbury VODAFONE'S not-unexpected swoop on Crazy John's last week is just the latest move by a company very keen to improve its market share.
Vodafone gets Crazy
JOHN Ilhan was an uncompromising operator. From nothing, in 15 years he built up Crazy John's, Australia's second largest and most recognised independent mobile phone retail chain, with about 100 retail stores.
Odds shorten on carve up of Telstra's network
Michael Sainsbury TELSTRA is now in very real danger of being forced to split at least part of its network from its main business.
Now it's time that Conroy connected
Michael Sainsbury IT has been some wait but the tender process for the Rudd Government's rather grandly named national broadband network is almost ready to proceed, now that Telstra has been given a tick on its network information.
Conroy orders delay on CDMA
IT'S game on. Only three months after its election, Kevin Rudd's Government has shown it is willing to intervene in the $34 billion telecoms sector.