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    More doubts surface over enforceability of ACMA's blacklist 24/03/2009 14:41:00

    If one provider doesn't filter then the whole scheme would fail.
    With the leaking of the supposed Australian Communication & Media Authority's (ACMA) URL “blacklist”, further doubts have been raised over whether such a list, and even Web Filtering itself, can successfully achieve the federal government's goal of protecting Australians from undesirable content like child pornography.
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    Exchange closure nets customers for Telstra, irks iiNet 04/03/2009 15:16:00

    iiNet does not buy Telstra’s upgrade argument
    iiNet has rejected Telstra's claims it is not to blame for the closure of its Canberra exchange and subsequent disconnection of 42 customers from rival ISPs.
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    Court halts Internet lending practices 24/02/2009 07:59:00

    A U.S. District Court orders seven Internet lending operations to cease some of their practices.
    A U.S. District Court has ordered seven Internet-based lending operations to halt some of their practices after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the state of Nevada complained that the companies failed to disclose key loan terms and used abusive collection tactics.
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    Benchmarker defends Oz broadband report 17/02/2009 14:33:00

    ISPs can't deliver advertised Internet speeds, says Epitiro.
    A telco analyst firm responsible for a scathing report on Internet access in Australia has defended its claims amid a barrage of criticism.
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    iiNet prepares its defence in copyright infringement case 05/02/2009 14:00:00

    iiNet will today lodge its defence to copyright infringement claims ahead of a directions hearing in the Federal Court on Friday.
    iiNet will lodge its defence in the Federal Court today to claims it has infringed the copyrighted material of leading film studios and the Seven Network.
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    Usenet: Not dead yet 08/10/2008 16:07:00

    Major ISPs are cutting off access to Usenet communities. But that doesn't mean we're witnessing its final years
    Over the last few years, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and other organizations looking to eliminate the illegal swapping of digital media files have attacked the problem through the courts, publicity campaigns, and other means. But while they've managed to close down some peer-to-peer operations, and have successfully (and not so successfully) sued individuals who were uploading movies and music to the Web, there is one part of the Internet that has, until now, been operating under their radar: Usenet.
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    IPv6 Will matter to the enterprise in five years 10/11/2007 08:30:12

    Routing guru Jeff Doyle says there's no need to move to IPv6 now, offers design tips for OSPF nets, discusses Layer 2 vs. Layer 3 routing and shares more advice with attendees of his live Network World chat.
    Welcome to Network World Chats. Our guest today is Jeff Doyle, celebrity author, Cisco Subnet blogger and networking guru. He has come prepared to answer your questions on all things routing.
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    Networking's greatest debates in LANS + WANS 30/10/2007 10:43:42

    Including IPv4 vs. IPv6, routing vs. switching, Packet switching vs. circuit switching, Ethernet vs. Token Ring, and Cisco vs. the rest,
    A Look at the all time greatest controversies in the history of the networking industry.
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    Networking's greatest debates in the Data Center 29/10/2007 07:34:19

    All time classic debates include Mac Vs PC, Tape storage vs. disk storage and AMD vs. Intel
    A look at the greatest all time Data Center controversies in the history of the networking industry.
Opinions
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    What's an ISP? (That's not a trick question) 26/11/2008 09:34:00

    In essence, Amazon is now an ISP.
    As President-elect Barack Obama begins fleshing out his agenda, one promising sign is that he considers Internet infrastructure to be key, judging from both his stated goals and the caliber of people he's asking to advise him on policy.
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    YouTube's woes? You could be next 28/02/2008 08:57:11

    Elections aren't the only things in chaos in Pakistan these days
    Elections aren't the only things in chaos in Pakistan these days. The country recently decided to censor YouTube. Unfortunately, Pakistan botched the technology: It issued BGP routes that leaked, causing a worldwide reroute of all YouTube requests to a black hole in Pakistan -- taking YouTube off the global Internet for a couple of hours.
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    Wiretapping, whistleblowing and IT ethics 09/11/2007 08:16:10

    AT&T whistleblower Mark Klein has got Mark Gibbs thinking
    Recently a retired AT&T employee named Mark Klein announced at a Capitol Hill press conference that he had evidence that "An exact copy of all Internet traffic that flowed through critical AT&T cables ... was being diverted to equipment inside the secret room."
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    Carriers clueless on net neutrality 09/11/2007 11:38:01

    Providers have pretty much succeeded in reducing the debate right back down to a sound bite -- and positioning themselves on the wrong side.
    I've written several pieces pointing out that the issue of net neutrality is more nuanced than either proponents or opponents want you to believe. But with their characteristic cluelessness, providers have pretty much succeeded in reducing the debate right back down to a sound bite -- and positioning themselves on the wrong side.
Buying Guides
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    Broadband Internet 27/11/2007 10:25:48

    For the majority of those looking to upgrade to broadband Internet for the business or home, it's all about the extra speed.
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    ADSL Modem/Router 10/10/2007 10:20:52

    If you have multiple computers around the home or office and want to network them together to share an ADSL Internet connection then this guide is for you.
 
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