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- U.S. Internet Industry Association
- A U.S. Internet Industry Association study reports the adoption of broadband Internet has been faster than any other technology. Broadband took ten years for 50% of the U.S. population to adopt it. That compares to 18 years for personal computers and color TV, 15 years for cell phones and...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- IIA blueprint for broadband future.
- Byline: Mark Phillips Jul 31, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australia's Internet Industry Association has outlined what it believes are achievable targets for broadband services by 2010. It argues that in order for Australia to retain its status...
- Research articles 2006-07-31
- IIA maps out broadband ambitions.
- Byline: Mark Jones Jul 24, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australia's Internet Industry Association IIA plans to establish a "vision" for the broadband industry for the next four years. The targets to be defined include factors such as per...
- Research articles 2006-07-24
- Broadband power panel criticised.
- Mar 25, 2002 The Australian ABIX via COMTEX -- The Australian Government will launch its new Broadband Advisory Group on 26 March. The group will include representatives of the Service Providers' Industry Association and the Internet Industry Association, in addition to Telstra chief...
- Research articles 2002-03-25
- IT campaign moves into gear.
- Oct 9, 2001 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- Political lobbying has commenced in Australia by the information technology sector before the November 2001 election. The Internet Industry Association is seeking political party responses on five issues it believes are important for...
- Research articles 2001-10-08
- TechTrek underway.
- October, 2001 (Internet.au ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Internet World 2001 conference has been hosted in Sydney, New South Wales. During the conference, George Bray, an ambassador for the Internet Industry Association's Digital Bridge taskfoce, unveiled the IAA Cisco Tech Trek. The Trek aims...
- Research articles 2001-09-30
- IIA gropes for Net vote.
- Sep 25, 2001 (ITNews.com.au ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Internet Industry Association IIA is conducting a campaign to raise awareness of broadband before the coming election. The association has identified five key issues: availability of broadband services, Australian broadband content, deregulation of the...
- Research articles 2001-09-25
- IIA adds support to Foxtel.
- Aug 21, 2001 The West Australian ABIX via COMTEX -- An effort is being made to ensure Australians get digital broadband access as quickly as possible. The Australian Government has suggested an "access holiday" for the Foxtel cable, under which there would be no...
- Research articles 2001-08-20
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- Success of SUPERnet Affirms Strength and Vitality of Broadband Internet Industry; Conference and Exhibition Attendance Exceeded Expectations
- Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers SUPERnet 2001 ARLINGTON, Va.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 31, 2001 SUPERnet, the premier broadband Internet exhibition and conference, held January 14-17 in Santa Clara, Calif., drew more than 5, 800 industry professionals, including 1,235 exhibitors, representing 122 exhibiting companies and visitors from 37 foreign countries. The...
- Research articles 2001-01-31
- 'Broadband Principles' Eye IP User/Vendor Self-Control
- A set of "broadband principles" articulated by one industry group suggests the deregulation direction taking shape among federal policy makers for all Internet Protocol IP-based services is likely to require more self discipline, more responsibility and more control by end users and service providers for a fair...
- Research articles 2005-08-29
- Government pushes ahead with mandatory internet filter
- But the announcement has been given a mixed reception, with lobbyists and the opposition questioning how the plan will be implemented and demanding more details about the structure of the filtering system itself. Several telecommunications providers including Telstra, Optus and Primus have all welcomed the introduction of the filter. A...
- News items 2009-12-15
- FCC discusses barriers to national broadband plan
- The Federal Communications Commission met Wednesday to discuss obstacles to enacting a national broadband policy that will provide high-speed Internet access to every American.President Obama has made universal broadband access a key goal. Grants and loans for helping make universal broadband access a reality have already started being doled out...
- News items 2009-11-18
- Net emerges as a political weapon.
- Sep 18, 2001 The West Australian ABIX via COMTEX -- The Australian Internet Industry Association AIA says it is using the Internet as a political tool. It has warned politicians in the lead-up to the next federal election that it intends promoting the different...
- Research articles 2001-09-17
- Intel, Dell, Lenovo Part of Broadband Accessibility Initiative
- A number of technology providers, including Intel, Dell, Lenovo and Fujitsu, are part of an initiative spearheaded by Connected Nation to expand access to broadband to underserved areas, such as rural regions and inner cities. The Every Citizen Online program is seeking $24 million in federal economic stimulus money to...
- News items 2009-11-27
- Australia's ISP Filtering Pilot Could Affect P2Ps
- Australia's broadband ministry on Monday defended the country's upcoming Internet filtering pilot, and acknowledged that the plan could include P2P traffic like BitTorrent. "It is understood that technology exists to filter peer-to-peer networks," according to an FAQ posted online. "If such technology is proposed as part of the pilot by...
- News items 2009-08-07
- IIA plans online election campaign.
- Sep 18, 2001 The Australian ABIX via COMTEX -- The Internet Industry Association is to set up a web site to lobby voters during the next Australian federal election. The Association, which numbers NineMSN, Telstra and AOL Australia among its 360 members, has a...
- Research articles 2001-09-17
- SR Telecom joins other Industry Leaders to establish Broadband Wireless Access Standards.
- MONTREAL, Nov 08, 2000 Montreal-based SR Telecom Inc. (TSE: SRX) said today that it has joined other industry leaders, including Cisco and Broadcom, as members of the recently established Broadband Wireless Internet Forum BWIF. The BWIF is an association of industry-leading companies that will...
- Research articles 2000-11-08
- Aust broadband - push or pull?
- Jan 8, 2002 (ZDNet.com.au ABIX via COMTEX) -- A new consumer information initiative on Internet access via broadband services has been established in Australia. The SPAN Broadband Xchange is operated by The Service Providers Industry Association and aided by the Australian Interactive Multimedia...
- Research articles 2002-01-07
- Mixed bag in Big Pond fee changes.
- Jan 23, 2002 The Age ABIX via COMTEX -- Changes to Telstra's Big Pond dial-up and broadband services will mean cheaper Internet rates for many of its one million subscribers. However, the introduction of Telstra's first major Internet changes since 1995 will make rates...
- Research articles 2002-01-22
- Infected computer could be cut off from web
- The Internet Industry Association - whose members include major internet service providers Optus, Telstra, Vodafone, AAPT, Virgin and Hutchison 3G, as well as industry giants Facebook, Google and Microsoft - is preparing a voluntary industry code to come into force this year.The move follows industry intelligence that Australia now hosts...
- News items 2010-01-24
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