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Telikom PNG brings in venture partners for mobile phone business
15:58:14, 3 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Telikom Papua New Guinea has announced it will sell off 50 per cent of its B-Mobile business and bring in a consortium of new joint venture partners.
Union group warns over Telstra wage cuts
13:16:24, 25 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The Australian Council of Trade Unions says telecommunications company Telstra plans to cut the wages of thousands of its workers by 15 per cent over the next four years.
Fiji media body meets over proposed regulation law
14:33:00, 18 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Fiji's Media Council has held an emergency meeting, following interim prime minister Frank Bainimara's announcement that he's preparing new legislation to regulate the media.
Fiji denies proposed new laws are to control the media
18:20:39, 17 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Fiji's attorney general, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, has denied proposed new legislation is designed to control the nation's media.
PNG ministers launch attack on media
18:20:39, 17 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Papua New Guinea's Media Council has come under attack, accused of having an agenda to destabilise the National Alliance-led government.
American Samoa-Hawaii fiber optic link delayed
14:52:52, 4 July 2008, Radio Australia News
There's been a delay in redeploying an undersea fiber optic cable, that will connect American Samoa to Hawaii.
PNG telecommunication provider links up
16:01:56, 27 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Papua New Guinea's telecommunication provider Telikom and Irish mobile phone company Digicel have finally interconnected.
Solomons telecommunications workers end strike
16:38:17, 26 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Striking workers of Solomon Islands telecommunications provider, Telekom, have returned to work after more than a week of industrial action.
Mobile phone provider expands through Vanuatu
16:38:16, 26 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Mobile phone company Digicel says it has already achieved 85 per cent coverage across Vanuatu.
Computer hackers target Marshall Islands
22:18:57, 25 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Marshall Islands has come under attack from computer hackers.
Pacific Islands News Association appoints two to board
19:26:41, 25 June 2008, Radio Australia News
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) has appointed two people to its board.
Fiji government refuses ABC delegation visit
19:51:13, 24 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Fiji's interim government has refused to allow a delegation from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation into the country.
Qatar Telecom examines Indosat takeover
10:31:06, 24 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Qatar Telecom has completed the purchase of a 40 per cent stake in PT Indosat from Asia Mobile Holdings for $US1.8 billion.
Philippines extremists release journalist: officials
20:57:00, 13 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Officials in the Philippines say one of three television journalists abducted by suspected Muslim extremists has been freed.
Solomons opens up telecommunications industry
20:18:39, 8 May 2008, Radio Australia News
The Solomon Islands government says it's opening up the country's telecommunications industry to competition in a bid to reduce the high cost of mobile phone and other services.
Fiji Times publisher deported despite court order
16:44:41, 2 May 2008, Radio Australia News
An Australian newspaper publisher is flying to Seoul, after he was deported from Fiji.
Fiji government moves to deport Fiji Times publisher
08:44:20, 2 May 2008, Radio Australia News
Authorities in Fiji have succeeded in deporting Australian publisher Evan Hannah out of the country.
Fiji Times publisher to be deported
04:24:23, 2 May 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says he is disturbed by reports that an Australian publisher faces deportation from Fiji.
Fiji Times publisher reportedly taken into custody
19:09:01, 1 May 2008, Radio Australia News
Australian telecommunications company switches off CDMA network
12:48:09, 28 April 2008, Radio Australia News
The Australian telecommunications giant Telstra says it's confident its new Next-G mobile phone network will provide better services than the CDMA network.
Digicel warns PNG phone costs will rise
09:01:13, 18 April 2008, Radio Australia News
The Irish-owned mobile phone company, Digicel, says the costs of international phone calls in Papua New Guinea are likely to increase dramatically.
New PNG laws could block Digicel mobile firm
12:26:49, 17 April 2008, Radio Australia News
Papua New Guinea's government has passed a new law that will effectively block international services provided by Irish owned mobile phone company Digicel.
Australian bosses should rethink internet ban: researcher
22:40:52, 16 April 2008, Radio Australia News
A digital communication researcher in Australia says bosses may have to rethink bans on employees using social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook.
MobilityOne signs new Asian deals
12:50:32, 16 April 2008, Radio Australia News
The digital payment services provider MobilityOne is continuing its expansion in Asia, signing new contracts with Cambodia, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Pakistan to lift media restrictions
22:00:14, 11 April 2008, Radio Australia News
Pakistan's new government has moved to lift harsh restrictions on the media that were imposed by President Pervez Musharraf under a state of emergency in November.
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