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2G |
Second generation mobile phone technology |
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3G |
Third generation mobile phone technology |
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ACA |
Australian Communications Authority |
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ACCC |
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
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ACE |
Australian Communications Exchange Ltd |
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ACIF |
Australian Communications Industry Forum |
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ADSL |
Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line |
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APEC |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
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AUSTEL |
Australian Telecommunications Authority |
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BAG |
Broadband Advisory Group |
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BARN |
Building Additional Rural Networks |
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Besley |
Mr Tim Belsey was Chairman of the Telecommunications Service Inquiry |
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BPL |
Broadband powerline systems |
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CAN |
Customer Access Network |
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CAPEX |
Capital expenditure |
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CBD |
Central Business Districts |
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CCIF |
Coordinated Communications Infrastructure Fund |
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CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
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CEO |
Chief executive officer |
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CEPU |
Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union |
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CSG |
Customer services guarantee |
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DCITA |
Department of Communication, Information Technology and the Arts |
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DDSO |
Digital Data Service Obligation |
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DEP |
Disability Equipment Program (Telstra) |
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DRCS |
Digital Radio Concentrator Systems |
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DSL |
Digital Subscriber Line |
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DSLAM |
Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer |
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ESA |
Exchange Service Area |
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Estens |
Mr Dick Estens was Chairman of the Regional Telecommunications Inquiry |
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FTTC |
Fibre to the curb |
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GHz |
GigaHertz (billions of cycles per second) |
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GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communications |
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HCRC |
High Capacity Digital Radio Concentrator system |
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HFC |
Hybrid fibre coaxial cable |
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HiBIS |
Higher Bandwidth Incentive Scheme |
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HREOC |
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
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IAP |
Internet Assistance Program |
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IP |
Internet protocol |
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ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
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ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
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kbps |
Kilobits per second |
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KHz |
KiloHertz (thousands of cycles per second) |
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MB |
Megabyte |
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mbps |
Megabits per second |
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MHz |
MegaHertz (millions of cycles per second) |
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MSD |
Mass service disruption |
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NBS |
National broadband strategy |
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NBSIG |
National Broadband Strategy Implementation Group |
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NCF |
National Communications Fund |
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NECG |
Network Economics Consulting Group |
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NOIE |
National Office for the Information Economy |
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NRF |
Network Reliability Framework |
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NTN |
Networking the Nation |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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OPEX |
Operating expense |
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OTC |
Overseas Telecommunications Commission |
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PGS |
Pair gain system |
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PLC |
Powerline communications |
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PLT |
Powerline telecommunications |
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PMG |
Post Master General's Department |
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PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network |
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RATE |
Remote Areas Telecommunications Enhancement (Telstra program) |
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RIM |
Remote integrated multiplexer |
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RTI |
Regional Telecommunications Inquiry |
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SETEL |
Small Enterprise Telecommunications Centre |
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SMA |
Spectrum Management Agency |
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SME |
Small Medium sized Enterprises |
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TAF |
Telecommunications Access Forum |
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TEDICORE |
Telecommunications and Disability Consumer Representation |
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TIO |
Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman |
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TPA |
Trade Practices Act 1974 |
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TSI |
Telecommunications Service Inquiry |
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TTY |
Teletypewriter |
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USO |
Universal Service Obligation |
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USP |
Universal Service Provider |
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VDSL |
Very High Rate Digital Subscriber Line |
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WANs |
Wide Area Networks |
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WLAN |
Wireless local area networks |
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WLL |
Wireless local loop |
