Hi John, Australia's national broadband network, the NBN, will not return a profit on the billions invested in the project and a ‘damaging’ write down is inevitable, a new report from credit ratings agency Standard & Poors says.
Stung by a recent report published by ACCAN, telecoms industry lobby group Communications Alliance has published its own report which claims that consumer complaints have dropped over the past three months. The Policy Review Panel of the Australian domain administrator, auDA, has raised the hackles of some members by deciding, at an 8 June meeting, to delete past consultations of the panel. A number of companies which have been advertising fake reviews on Google have had their ads removed after they were brought to the notice of the search engine company. Already available in 9 other countries, the Vodafone Pass is now in Australia, giving Red plan users the ability for "endless streaming on the apps they love". An Internet-of-Things botnet that initially targeted routers, IP cameras and DVRs, has now spread its wings to cross-platform database solutions and home devices, the security firm Fortinet claims. The Indian Government has indicated to Facebook that it will have to introduce "traceability and accountability", in order to ensure that provocative messages sent on WhatsApp can be traced to their source, or face legal action. And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com. Have a great day! Stan Beer, Editor in Chief, iTWire ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER & iTWire.com Contact: andrew.matler@itwire.com 0412 390 000
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