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The following articles are from ATUG media releases issued prior to April 2008:

ATUG 2008 Award Winners
The winners of the 2008 ATUG are listed here. Click Here for the full media release

ATUG 2008 Opening Remarks
ATUG’s Managing Director, Rosemary Sinclair, opened ATUG 2008, ATUG’s 24th Annual Conference held in Sydney, 12 March 2008. Sinclair’s opening remarks included ATUG’s view of the importance of the recent High Court decision in favour of telecommunications access rules which preserve competition in the long-term interests of end users.
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ATUG 2008 Awards Shortlist
The ATUG 2008 Awards shortlist is now available in PDF. Click Here for the full media release

ATUG 2008 Broadband Awards
Following the success of the inaugural Broadband Awards, ATUG are presenting the 2nd Broadband Awards in 2008. The awards are designed to recognise innovative and effeective uses of Broadband, across all sectors.
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ATUG 2007 10 Years of Competition Celebration Dinner
Wednesday 13th June Canberra – The Australian Telecommunications Users Group (ATUG) gathered together a prestigious crowd to celebrate 10 years effort by many individuals, companies and organisations to create a vibrant industry that is now regarded as the “fourth utility”.
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23rd ATUG Awards, Australian Technology Park, 7th March 2007
ATUG proudly presented the 22nd ATUG Awards at the 2007 ATUG Gala Dinner attended by over 350 people from industry and end user organisations. The Awards were presented by Senator Stephen Conroy, Shadow Minister for Communications and Information Technology and Mr Paul Morris, ATUG Director and Awards Chairman.
ATUG’s Awards are the oldest and most respected Awards for Australian Communications achievements.
The Awards recognise the achievements of people and companies working to advance the use of communications services which are now so critical to business growth, competitiveness and efficiency.
ATUG also presented for the FIRST time ATUG’s National Awards for the Effective Use of Broadband.
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ATUG 2007 Conference Sydney March 7th 2007
ATUG’s Managing Director, Rosemary Sinclair, today welcomed delegates at ATUG 2007, the group’s 23rd annual update conference for communications end users.
“This year’s ATUG Conference comes at a time with Telstra in fast forward to have the government dismantle regulations which have protected the long-term interests of end users against monopoly practices and prices since 1997. Lower prices for mobile services are a direct result of competition. Faster speed, better priced broadband is a result of competition. “
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Australians working towards becoming ‘world leaders in the effective use of broadband’
National Awards for the Effective Use of Broadband, presented by ATUG
The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator the Hon Helen Coonan’s vision for broadband in Australia is clear ‘Through our continued investment in telecommunications services the government will ensure Australia becomes a world leader in the effective use of broadband’. This is a positive vision which ATUG shares and we are pleased to use our network of members, associations, industry, government and many friends from our successful ATUG Regional Broadband Road Shows to search the country from top to toe to find Australia’s leaders in the effective use of broadband.
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ATUG welcomes news of next generation broadband in Brisbane – Project Vista
24th October 2006, ATUG welcomes the news that Brisbane residents and business’ could be the first in Australia to access true next generation broadband under a proposal by Queensland Government to build a fibre optic network that will deliver next generation digital content and online services. The Queensland Government’s Project Vista will see Brisbane residents and business’ being able to access speeds of a 100MB/second over a communications network on par with leading economies globally. Click here for the full media release

Australia Telecommunications Users Group 4th Annual Regional Conference
Collaborate, Communicate, Innovate
Canberra, 1 May, 2006 - ATUG will hold its 4th Annual Regional Conference on the 15th and 16th of May, 2006 at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. The developments over the last six months in telco policy and technology make communications in regional Australia a hot topic for community groups, government and industry.

Long time advocate of telecommunication advances for regional Australia, ATUG is focusing this year on practical outcomes. Managing Director Rosemary Sinclair commented, “In 2006 we will be sharing the success stories and encouraging more regions to become involved in getting results for their communities”. Click here for the full media release

ATUG’s 22nd Annual Awards Winners
SYDNEY, 7th March, 2006 – On Tuesday, 7th March, ATUG hosted its prestigious Gala Dinner and Awards night at the Australian Technology Park. ATUG’s Awards are the oldest and most respected Awards for the Australian Communications industry. Now in its 22nd year, the evening was a glittering event to celebrate the best and the boldest in the business.

The purpose of the Awards is to promote innovation and the development of world class services and practices in Telecommunications. This year saw a tremendous number of solutions for regional services as well as new innovations to overcome competition bottlenecks. Click Here for Full Media release

ATUG Celebrates 25th Birthday at ATUG 2006 Conference
Annual conference debates key industry issues: Collaborate, Communicate, Innovate.
Sydney – 13th February 2006: The Australian Telecommunications User Group (ATUG) will kick off its 25th anniversary celebrations with its 22nd Annual Conference at the Australian Technology Park, 7-8 March 2006.

Renowned for being one of the most significant events in the telecommunications calendar, the conference brings together the most influential minds in the industry. Senator the Hon Helen Coonan will make the keynote address focusing on issues of policy and the regulatory outlook. Click Here for Full Media release

TATA Consultancy Services to bring Industry leaders together for Next Generation Networks event
Sydney: November 2, 2005 - Next Generation Networks (NGN) are set to radically transform the current business models of telecommunications providers with impacts on tariffs, service level agreements and the relationships between the service providers and their customers says Rick Marmur, Tata Consultancy Services Australian and New Zealand VP& GM.

Mr Marmur says that the all day conference organized in conjunction with ATUG will bring together leaders in the telecommunications industry to explore the practical issues with introduction of new technologies and their impact on shaping the industry. Click Here for Full Media release.

Australian survey confirms Internet telephony increases competitive pressure on incumbent carrier revenues
Sydney, 12 October 2005 - In August 2005, a joint pilot survey on Internet telephony, or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), was conducted throughout Australia with members of the Australian Telecommunications Users Group (ATUG) and customers from engin, a leading Australian broadband telephone company. The survey included over 500 respondents, comprising VoIP users, non-users and home and business subscribers. Click Here for Full Media release

ATUG “Broadband in the Hand” Regional Roadshow 2005
Sydney, 28 June 2005 - Working for increased availability of affordable broadband for all Australians. Following the overwhelming success of the 2004 project, ATUG is embarking on another Regional Broadband Roadshow for 2005. Last year ATUG visited 21 regional centers around Australia, working with local community champions of broadband and speaking directly to over 1000 delegates. The tour had an immediate impact with a significant increase in broadband user numbers and faster rollout of DSL availability. Click Here for Full Media release