Telstra takes its time on NBN Co negotiations

Not feeling the pressure. Telstra has warned it could be months before it was ready to put any proposed deal with NBN Co to shareholders.At its half-year results announcement in Sydney today, chief executive David Thodey remained largely tight-lipped on the telco’s ongoing negotiations with NBN Co.But...

Roadshow happy to strike more ISP content deals

Dealing with piracy in an NBN world. Roadshow – one of the plaintiffs in the copyright case against iiNet – was more than happy to strike content deals with ISPs as long as they were negotiated “within a copyright framework”.The entertainment giant said today that it would...

SAP eyes NBNCo as a customer

Also explores joint products with telcos. Software giant SAP has created a new head of telecommunications role in Australia to chase NBN opportunities and explore the sale of “joint products” through the telcos. An SAP spokewoman has been contacted for comment. The former general manager of the...

TNBNCo board of directors takes shape

Half of board named. Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett provided the first insight into the make-up of the Tasmanian NBNCo board by filling four of the seven positions today. Doug Campbell – already an NBNCo director and executive chairman of Tasmania’s NBNCo – took his third role in as many...

Communications Alliance loses Anne Hurley

Plans to step down next year. The Communications Alliance has announced it will be searching for a new chief after Anne Hurley informed fellow members she would step down from the role next year. “After five years with Communications Alliance and its predecessor, ACIF, I believe the time is...