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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...
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Registered providers receive a subsidy enabling them to offer fixed wireless or satellite services at prices comparable to metropolitan areas. Additionally, Senator Conroy said that people in areas where natural disaster has disrupted telecommunications...