Discussion behind closed doors of Australia’s broadband future must cease, says competition watchdog chairman Graeme Samuel. “Telstra must lay out what it proposes,” the chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission told an Internet Industry Association meeting yesterday.
Source: www.theage.com.au

Movers 
CRUISE LINES Royal Caribbean Cruises, a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises, has named Bradley Stein vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
Source: www.miami.com

Botswana: Public to Benefit From BTC Privatization 
The government seems set to find a private partner for the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) and the Public Enterprises Evaluation and Privatisation Agency (PEEPA) has already invited expert transaction advisers on the process.
Source: allafrica.com

PORTLAND, Ore. — Steve Kirkland has a lot to crow about this weekend.
Source: www.standard.net

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Chilli beer proves to be a dose of firewater 
A red-hot new beer with a chilli in it went on the market this weekend, but has proved just too much for some who can’t even manage a second sip.
Source: observer.guardian.co.uk

Washington Post - The surge in VC funding was driven by one giant telecom deal and two large biotech deals during the quarter. Current Communications Group LLC , a Germantown firm that offers broadband Internet access over electrical power lines, raised $130 million in
Source: www.washingtonpost.com