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NBN Updates
CONROY: Contenders deliver proposals for National Broadband Network - Click Here
TELSTRA: Statement by Telstra Chairman Donald G McGauchie AO - Click Here
Comment on NBN proposal from Telstra by Competitive Carriers Coalition - Click Here
AXIA: Axia Submits Australian NBN bid - Click Here
CCC Releases Yardstick for NBN Proposals - Click Here
ATUG 2009 Excellence Awards
ATUG would like to thank Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA) 
for their support of the ATUG Innovation in Communications Award in 2009.
These
will be ATUG’s 24th Annual Awards for Excellence, recognising
outstanding performance and significant contributions made by both individuals
and companies in the communications sector. Entries close 10th February 2009.
Awards
will be presented at the Gala Dinner event on 12th March 2009.
To nominate or make a submission for an award, please Click Here
ATUG 2009 Broadband Awards
ATUG would like to thank Macquarie Telecom 
for their support of the ATUG Broadband Awards in 2009.
The
3rd National Broadband Awards event reflects ATUG’s vision that
Australia will be a leader in the effective use of broadband. The Awards are
designed to raise awareness of the benefits of broadband by focusing on the
successful applications of broadband in categories such as Business, Government,
Community, Sales/Marketing, Agriculture, Education and Health sectors. Award
nominations close on 10th February 2008. Award nominees will be asked to provide
a non-technical example of effective broadband use via the ATUG website. Awards
will be presented at the Gala Dinner event on 12th March 2009.
To nominate or make a submission for an award, please Click
Here
ATUG 2009
2009 promises to be a big year for communications users with decisions around the National Broadband Network, progress on ATUG’s Roam Fair Campaign, stronger 3G competition driving better mobile voice and broadband prices, developments in the Digital Economy.
ATUG 2009 on the 13th March 2009 will start the year with an update from the politicians, policy makers, finance, market and technology experts and industry regulators on the issues that they will be dealing with in 2009 and the impacts end users need to consider.
The Minister and Shadow Minister, the Secretary of the Department, the ACCC’s Chairman, ACMA’s Chairman will all provide an overview for 2009. Ernie Newman, CEO of TUANZ will address the conference on New Zealand’s plans for fibre and experiences with their new approach to regulation. Speakers from industry will cover IP Technology trends, Mobile Trends and Market trends. There will be an overview of the financial markets as they affect the telco sector and the impact of telco decisions on investment and an update for end users on price and contract benchmark indicators for 2009.
For more information about the Conference and to Register Click Here
The ATUG 2009 Gala Dinner held on 12th March, 2009 will see the awarding of ATUG’s Annual Broadband Awards and Excellence Awards. To nominate for these awards Click Here
ATUG
Regional Communications Roadshow
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For more information, please Click
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ATUG
2008 SME Breakfast Series
As this year's ATUG SME Breakfast fast approaches, ATUG would like
to thank Primus and 3 mobile for
their support of the SME series. For information on the SME series please Click
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ROAM FAIR Update - Report highlights international mobile roaming concerns
International mobile roaming charges have the potential to confuse
consumers and result in expensive phone bills, the Minister for Broadband,
Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, said today. "International
roaming charges are the subject of complaints where prices are high, making
it very expensive to make mobile phone calls while overseas. This issue deserves
attention particularly as mobile data services grow and businesses come to
rely even more on cross-border access", Senator Conroy said. Senator Conroy
said a KPMG report, commissioned by the Department of Broadband, Communications
and the Digital Economy, highlighted concerns about excessive international
mobile roaming charges. The report is at http://www.dbcde.gov.au/communications_for_consumers/mobile_services/mobile_roaming
Rosemary
Sinclair's comments on International Mobile Roaming from the ATUG
Blog
ATUG now has the bill information from our trip to new Zealand - a 2 minute
call back to Australia cost $5.280. A 1 minute call from Australia TO New Zealand
cost 70cents! The charges seem to ATUG to be completely distance INDEPENDENT!
Some ATUG "heart stoppers" - 2 minutes to Australia in Belgium was $11; 4min 30seconds in France $14.849; 1 minute in UK was $3.299; SMS in France, Belgium and UK (9 different operators) was 50 cents everytime; 70 KB of data was $1.40 - that makes 1MB of data, $20!! A 1 minute call from Australia TO the UK by comparison is 70c. Interesting that the charging has to be by the minute but can appear on the bill to the third decimal place!!
ATUG
NBN Submission to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the
Digital Economy
All regulatory submissions on the NBN can be found on the Department
of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, here
For a copy of the ATUG Submission on the NBN, please Click
Here
For a copy of the ATUG submission on the rural and remote part of the
NBN, please Click Here
IIA - for a copy of the IIA submission on the NBN, please Click
Here
NBN Updates
Telstra has received written confirmation from the relevant government authorities
that it has met its National Broadband Network (NBN) information provision
requirements.
Click Here
TERRiA Lodges Submission to Senate Select Committee on National
Broadband
Network - Canberra,
first stop on national awareness campaign
TERRiA, a consortium of eight major infrastructure
based telecommunications companies, was in Canberra today to lodge its
submission to the Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network
(NBN). TERRiA’s
presence in Canberra also marks the start of its campaign to ensure that
the new network is a genuinely open access network.
Click Here
Competitive Carriers Coalition response to Telstra NBN submission - “ Australian
communications services prices are a disgrace, among the highest in the world,
and the reason is that there has been too little competition
to Telstra. The idea that taxpayers and consumers should pay to subsidise
Telstra’s
monopoly again and again, and then that they and their children should
pay inflated prices for basic services into the future is obscene."
Click Here
25 JUN 2008: TERRIA: Response from Michael Egan, Chairman,
TERRiA to Telstra Chairman Donald McGauchie's presentation, "It's time
to get serious about Australia's Next Generation Network" - “The
National Broadband Network is the largest infrastructure investment by
the private or public sector in the history of Australia.” “The
decisions we make now will impact Australian society, business and broadband
users for generations to come. We need to approach this rationally and the
debate needs to be based on fact, not fiction.” “Mr McGauchie’s
presentation on Monday was neither rational nor factual. It was no more than
an emotive assertion that Telstra had an automatic right to retain monopoly
rights over infrastructure in perpetuity – and not just over existing
infrastructure, but over all new infrastructure as well.”
Click Here
Telstra Chairman Speech 23 June 2008 - The
debate about Australia’s telecommunications policy is intense and
hard fought. That is as it should be – these are vital issues. They
merit and deserve careful scrutiny. But that scrutiny will not serve its
purpose
if it is built on deceptions, misconceptions and half-truths, rather than
on credible evidence, reputable analysis and widely-shared truths. It is
time
to get serious. It is time for principled decision-making that is based on
facts and data from Australia and around the world.
Click
Here
The table below outlines the planned schedule for the NBN Proposal Process. The schedule is indicative only and may be subject to change at the Commonwealth’s discretion:
| Milestone | Date |
| Submissions invited on regulation and the Australian Broadband Guarantee | 11 April 2008 |
| Closing date for bond and confidentiality deed | 23 May 2008 |
| Bilateral meetings with Proponents | May-June 2008 |
| Proponent access to Network Information | May-June 2008 |
| Regulatory submissions available | 30 June 2008 |
| Closing date for clarification questions | 18 July 2008 |
| Closing Time for Proposals | 25 July 2008 |
| Assessment | August-September 2008 |
| Identification of preferred Proponent(s) by Panel | September 2008 |
| Negotiations | September-October 2008 |
| Government decision | October 2008 |
ATUG 2008
Award Winners
The winners of the 2008 ATUG are listed here. Click
Here for the full media release
ATUG’s Submission to the Expert Taskforce in August 2007 commenting on
the Guidelines for High Speed Broadband Network Infrastructure Proposals – 29
August 2007
Click Here
ATUG 2008 – Axia Presentation on fibre developments in Canada, France
and Singapore
The common attribute
across these three break-through
implementations: “Put
the NGN fibre grid in a no-conflict open access business model by separating
ownership."
Click Here
Summary of the Discussion at ATUG 2008 about the structural arrangements
needed for the NBN
Click Here
ATUG 2008 Focus Policies
Every year ATUG releases its Focus Policies. For this year's policies
please Click
Here
25 Year History of
ATUG
ATUG is celebrating its 25th year anniversary in 2006 with the release
of the 25 year history of ATUG booklet. Click Here to read on...
ATUG Members Directory
The ATUG Members Directory is a new initiative to help members locate
one another when they need help, guidance or advice on telecommunications
issues. To participate in the directory, your company needs to be
a financial member of ATUG and have filled in the online application
form. Click Here for
more information.
ATUG Monthly Meetings
- Australia Wide
ATUG has a very active, state based representation which meet every
month to discuss topical issues that are of interest to all who are
in the telecoms industry. These are a free of charge event and are
a great networking opportunity with the leaders of our dynamic industry.
Also, these meetings are open to ATUG members and non -members. Click
Here for more information, including a events list sign
on.
ATUG
Events Archive
This is an archive of past ATUG events, which include presentations, photos
and event information. Click
Here
ATUG Membership
Kits
If you would like to receive a membership kit, which includes all information
regarding becoming a member of ATUG, Click
Here
ATUG Opinion
Written by Rosemary Sinclair, Managing Director of ATUG, the Opinion highlights
a topical issue in telecommunications.
ATUG Benchmarking Service
The concept behind benchmarking is to provide participants with an external
frame of reference to compare their use of telecommunications services
with other like
organisations. Take control of your company’s phone costs! Learn
more...
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