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• 24 January 2013

• News: AT&T users slam U-verse outage

  A problem caused by a software upgrade has caused a widespread outage on AT&T's U-verse broadband service this week, leading to a torrent of attacks against the carrier on social media.

• 23 January 2013

• News: Phones 4U to launch 4G mobile network

  Phones 4U will launch its own virtual 3G network on EE's infrastructure with 4G to come.

• 22 January 2013

• News: 2013 is the year of the device: Deloitte

  It is likely that 2013 will be the year of the device. The number of smartphone shipments will reach nearly two billion, and the smartphone-tablet hybrid will gain popularity in Australia, according to consulting firm, Deloitte.

• News: Sky launches Sky Go Extra download service

  Sky will launch a service called Sky Go Extra, allowing users to download content.

• 18 January 2013

• News: Telstra and Visionstream sign $90m NBN contract

  Telstra has signed a $90 million National Broadband Network (NBN) contract with Visionstream to provision services for the network.

• 17 January 2013

• News: Visionstream lands $90 million Telstra NBN deal

  It will supply remediation activities on Telstra’s pit and pipe infrastructure in Victoria and Tasmania

• 16 January 2013

• News: Public Knowledge says AT&T MicroCell policy violates net neutrality

  AT&T is violating the spirit of net neutrality with its policies on the use of small cellular base stations in homes, the consumer advocate group Public Knowledge says.

• News: Facebook introduces Graph Search feature

  Facebook didn't announce its own smartphone but a new tool called Graph Search.

• News: Anittel connects first NBN commercial service in Armidale

  The two-year contract was finalised late last year and the NBN connection went live in November

• 12 January 2013

• News: NBN Co meets 2012 construction target

  NBN Co commenced or completed construction on 758,000 premises by the end of 2012 for the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• 11 January 2013

• News: NBN Co beats 2012 construction target - by 592

  NBN Co exceeded its target - by 592 - to have construction commenced or completed in areas covering 758,000 premises before the end of 2012.

• 08 January 2013

• News: FCC IT Healthcare Fund to Boost Broadband Connections

  The FCC's new $400 million Healthcare Connect Fund is designed to boost broadband connections in rural areas in order to support telemedicine to expand patient access to specialists and drive down costs.

• 04 January 2013

• News: Ofcom to address mid-contract price hikes

  Ofcom is addressing mid-contract price increases for landline, mobile and broadband consumers with an 'exit without penalty' approach.

• 21 December 2012

• News: Senator wants to limit broadband data caps

  A U.S. senator has introduced legislation that limits the ability of broadband providers to impose data caps on customers.

• 20 December 2012

• News: Vodafone, iiNet and Macquarie oppose Adam Internet sale to Telstra

  Telstra rivals have condemned the Australian telecom giant’s proposed acquisition of Adam Internet as a move that will reduce telecom competition.

• News: Ofcom names 7 bidders in 4G auction

  Ofcom has named seven bidders who will take part in the upcoming 4G mobile broadband bandwidth auction.

• 18 December 2012

• News: $100m govt investment in second Pacific cable urged

  A $100 million cornerstone government investment like that proposed by the Green Party in a second Pacific fibre-optic link, would have enabled Pacific Fibre to go ahead, says Lance Wiggs, co-founder of the now defunct second-cable venture.

• 13 December 2012

• News: EE announces further UK 4G rollout

  EE, the UK's only 4G network, has announced it will bring 4G LTE mobile broadband to 17 towns and cities by March 2013.

• 12 December 2012

• News: Mandurah and Belmont businesses to receive free NBN training

  The federal government has awarded over $500,000 in funding to businesses in Mandurah and Belmont in Western Australia to encourage the take-up of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in the areas.

• News: PCRange revamps SIP Talk VoIP plans

  Australian broadband distributor, PCRange, has revamped its SIP Talk range Voice over IP (VoIP) telephone plans.

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