News is one of the fundamental pillars of our society. Without news, no-one would know when anything had happened, unless they had witnessed it themselves. News is important, and so is the way we are given it. Now, news is changing. It’s going online.

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When it comes around, ABC wants the national broadband network to carry its iView service for free. The iView service is available for free on some broadband providers (iiNet, Internode, Primus etc), but is metered on others, most notably Telstra’s Bigpond and Optus internet. ABC wants the NBN to be legally obligated to carry its content for free. Neither Optus nor Telstra have commented on the subject.

>> ABC seeks law ensuring free content on broadband (The Australian via Lifehacker)