FREQUENCY SPECTRA – AUSTRALIA

‘Death knell’ for community TV as Turnbull flicks the internet switch

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Original article by Mitchell Bingemann
The Australian – Page: 7 : 11-Sep-14

The Australian Government will reallocate the spectrum that is used by community TV stations. Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull says community stations will need to become internet-only broadcasters from the start of 2016. He says this will provide them with access to a much larger audience, noting that only about 2,000 people watch community TV stations during prime-time

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS, AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY TELEVISION ALLIANCE, CHANNEL 31, TELEVISION SYDNEY (TVS) LIMITED

Vodafone’s 4G boost will rival Telstra, Optus

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Original article by David Ramli
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 20 : 30-Jul-14

Benoit Hanssen of Vodafone Hutchison Australia says the telco will transfer 50 per cent of its 850MHz radio spectrum to its 4G mobile network by the end of 2014. The remainder of this spectrum, which is currently used by Vodafone’s 3G network, will be reallocated to 4G in 2015. The move will enhance Vodafone’s ability to compete with the 4G networks of Telstra and Singtel Optus

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VODAFONE HUTCHISON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, VODAFONE AUSTRALIA LIMITED, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX SGT, ERICSSON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, SAMSUNG CORPORATION, HTC CORPORATION, APPLE INCORPORATED