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Australian Broadband Guarantee funding cut

Source: The Australian

Sydney : Australia | 6 months ago

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THE federal Government will cut back on funding for its rural broadband subsidy scheme as part of its 2009 budget measures. The scheme, known as the Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG), was allocated $271 million over four years in last year’s budget but budget papers released yesterday, indicated...

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