Margin calls soar as stocks collapse
The Australian (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
ANOTHER hellish day on the Australian share market saw several major banks issue near-record numbers of margin calls to clients yesterday.
Telstra
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Vodafone “extends” 3G mobile broadband schedule
iTWire - Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Vodafone’s 3G mobile broadband network is being built by Ericsson, which has advised it needs more time for completion, although Vodafone says “a vast majority” is already up and running.
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Vodafone 3G upgrade delayed to 2009
ZDNet (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Vodafone Australia has blamed Swedish vendor Ericsson for delays to the roll-out of its national 3G mobile network.
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day 66 2.10.2008
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Today we drove about 435krsquos to Streaky Bay and we started off going into a strong head wind but about hr into the drive it changed to a tail wind so it was all good sailing for the day. Made several stops along the way for scenic views of the coast line. Stopped at Ceduna for fruit and veggies check the inspector was a bit sad and had no people skills. We stopped at the Foreshores
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Telstra launches 24-hour news service
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
TELSTRA has launched a 24-hour streaming video news channel for Next G mobile customers.
- Telstra BigPond launches 24/7 online and mobile news “channel” - iTWire - Latest Headlines
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Smart Company names the top 15 business blogs in Australia - TLN makes the list
Trends in the Living Networks (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
A great article in Smart Company on Australia’s best business blogs by Brad Howarth discussing the ins and outs of business blogging, and names the top 15 business blogs in Australia, including Trends in the Living Networks. The article begins:...
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p2pnet news roundup #5: October 9, 2008
p2pnet (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
p2pnet news view | P2P:- Today is Day 4 of p2pnet’s Canada elections 2008 special and although I won’t be doing the usual posts (with one or two exceptions) , I promised I’d run headline roundups two or three times a day. Cheers! Jon »»» Obama & McCain Conflicting On Net Neutrality - Slashdot “For all their incessant bickering [...]
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Tapping Twitter to monitor broadband outages
Cnet (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Australian Internet access provider Telstra is using the microblogging service to monitor service interruptions and contact customers about support plans. Will its rivals follow suit?
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500 Telstra jobs head to Philippines
The Age (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
More than 500 Telstra call centre jobs, including at least 200 in Melbourne, are to be transferred to the Philippines.
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Research and Markets: Statistics and Forecasts for the Estimated $38.0 Billion Australian Telecoms Industry for 2008
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
DUBLIN, Ireland - Research and Markets (
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Research and Markets: Data Revenues & Trends for the $5.5 Billion Australian Broadband Market
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
DUBLIN, Ireland - Research and Markets (
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Broadband plan crunch-proof: Telstra
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
THE global financial crisis would not diminish Telstra's ability to fund the roll-out of a $10-$15 billion national broadband network.
- Broadband plan crunch-proof, says Telstra - The Australian
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Wireless broadband update
The MacAlba (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
It’s now been a month since moving from 2-way satellite “broadband” service to a wireless broadband network connection. Since then an external UHF antenna has been installed to get a better signal from the 3G base station. The signal strength has increased from “low” to “low to medium”. It’s not the magnitude of signal [...]
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Unions Call on Telstra to Accept Employee Vote on New Job Practices
cellular-news (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Australian labour unions have urged Telstra's management to respect the rights of its workers to be represented by unions after the companyâs offer of a non-union job contract was rejected by employees.
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Crocker in doubt for World Cup
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
AUSTRALIA enforcer Michael Crocker's World Cup campaign is being threatened by a broken rib.
