WITH greater demand for broadband and an increasingly technology savvy consumer base, the availability, cost, type and quality of broadband is being brought into question.
AUSTRALIAN Telecommunications Users Group national director Walter Green said there had been a significant cost reduction in the delivery of fibre to homes in the first half of last year.
A PRODUCTIVITY Commission Report released in 1999 indicated that Australians were paying too much for telecommunications services compared with OECD standards.
TECHNOLOGY and Industry Advisory Council spokesman Rob Meecham told those at the WA Business News luncheon that access to existing telecommunications infrastructure already in the ground remained problematic as it was too costly for businesses to access.
A touch of magic spice and a focus on quality, authentic food, are just two of the factors behind the success and longevity of a Perth favourite, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.
The past year has been a tough stretch for Chemeq shareholders, but executive chairman Graham Melrose is adamant the company is on the right track. Mark Beyer reports.
UMBERTO Tinelli is all but certain to take over JoJo's River Restaurant in four to eight weeks' time. Mr Tinelli says he is waiting for final settlement, which includes liquor licence transfers.
AS the 10th anniversary of his decision to sell Growth Equities Mutual approaches, WA property investment legend Dick Lester is again contemplating the handover of a business he has founded and grown.
THE 56-to-54-vote at last Saturday's Liberal Party State Council, confirming the dumping of single term upper house MP Alan Cadby, clears the way for a February State election.
SURPRISINGLY, Perth is home to not one but three Australian Stock Exchange-listed companies developing animal health products to replace the use of antibiotics.
STIRLING Products is the latest Perth company to enter the animal health market, but so far it is better known for boardroom turmoil than any scientific and commercial achievements.
FOLLOWING extensive community consultation, the master plan for the Fremantle Prison Heritage Precinct is awaiting formal approval before redevelopment of the site can get under way.
THE owners of independent bookshop Boffins have always done things a little differently, with customers offered a wide range of titles of a technical or specialist nature not available elsewhere.
DEVELOPERS have been advised to engage in negotiations over Aboriginal heritage issues at an early stage in the development process to avoid the possibility of construction delays or prosecution.
Western Australia's olive oil producers have been spending big on harvesting, processing and branding to prepare for WA's first big olive harvest. Mark Beyer and Julie-anne Sprague report.
LOCAL e-learning specialist Westinfo Services has won an award for the second year running at the Thomson NETg annual Channel Partner Conference in Cannes, France.
THE Federal Budget contained some interesting news for those readers, and there are a lot of you, who own investment properties – and my call is to watch out.
WITH many of Western Australia's olive oil producers expecting yields between three and eight times those of previous harvests, brand building and distribution strategies have assumed even greater importance than usual.
