Publicly at least, Telstra is saying it is undecided if it will put in a bid for the national broadband network reports The Australian. … more

BT is considering shelving its £1.5bn (US$2.2 billion) high-speed fibre optic broadband network. … more

With cost-cutting becoming the key mantra for corporates tackling the current crisis, British Telecom sees new growth opportunities in India by offering communication solutions that will help lower expenses, BT India chairman Arun Seth said here. … more

The Spanish telecommunications regulator said Tuesday that it was in talks with the European Commission over access to the former state monopoly’s new high-speed broadband network. … more

BT has said its plans to roll out next-generation super-fast broadband across the UK are not at risk due to the economic situation, despite concern from some shareholders.

BT announced in July that it was to invest £1.5bn to upgrade its network to bring fibre to 10 million homes by 2012. … more

How much would you pay for unlimited access to WiFi hotspots that stretched for miles instead of a few hundred feet, provided unbroken connections even deep inside buildings, and offered broadband speeds ten times faster than today’s wimpy connections found in coffee shops, hotel lobbies, airport lounges and homes? … more

The European Commission has informed the Spanish telecoms regulator, Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT), that it has serious doubts that the draft measures on the Spanish wholesale broadband access market, notified under the Electronic Communications Framework Directive, are compatible with EU law. … more

The Telecommunications Users Association has called for a “telecommunications hui”, following National’s election victory. … more

Tiscali, the troubled Italian broadband provider, has confirmed that it is in talks with BSkyB to sell its UK broadband business to the satellite broadcaster. … more

Whether it is bluff or whether it is real, Telstra is threatening to not even put in a bid for the national broadband network this month reports Australian IT. … more