iiNet Is Buying Internode 
Internode's NBN Pricing: 100Mbps Speeds Start At $100 Per Month 
AFACT Still Pressuring Aussie ISPs To Be Copyright Cops 
Google Just Killed Net Neutrality 
Google Voices Concern Over The Government's Mandatory Internet Filter 
ISPs Not Responsible For Bittorrent Piracy - iiNet Wins Court Case The NBN is still but a glint in the eye of many Australians, but trials are steadily rolling out around Australia. Test customers have interim pricing plans, but now Internode has given insight into its wider NBN pricing plans, and perhaps how the competitive landscape may unfold…
So Mac OS X Lion goes on sale tonight, but before you suck down 3.6GB, consider doing it off-peak. And if you’re on iiNet — heads up that the Mac App Store is outside the Free Zone. So unlike iTunes songs and movies, Mac Apps (and Lion) count towards your quota. More at Lifehacker: Get Mac OS X Lion Without Exceeding Your Download Cap.
Standalone ADSL2+ users on a $30 plan now receive 50GB (up from 15GB), while the $40 plan is increased from 60GB to 150GB. The $50 plan gets a boost from 200GB to 500GB, though its shaped speed is reduced from 1Mbps to 256kbps, matching the other plans. The new quotas are divided in half: peak and off-peak (2:30am-8:30am). [TPG via Whirlpool]
Here we go again. Now that three of the biggest US telcos have signed up to the six-strikes-and-you’re-out rule, the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (the Hollywood stooges who lost in court against iiNet) are demanding that Aussie ISPs start negotiating for tougher penalties against pirates. They’ve given local ISPs, including Telstra, until the end of today to respond…or else.
It’s no secret that Giz isn’t a fan of the government’s filter. Though Telstra has now adopted a more moderate voluntary framework (and Optus soon will), other ISPs like Internode and iiNet call it “security theatre” bypassed with basic DNS tweaks. The latest filter news: NBN Co has confirmed it won’t be filtering–that will remain in the hands of ISPs.
According to CNET’s Greg Sandoval, internet service providers such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon are working with media groups such as the RIAA and MPAA to adopt stricter anti-piracy policies which gradually increase the consequences for illegally downloading and distributing copyrighted material.
Many were in an outraged frenzy over speculation that Comcast was blocking The Pirate Bay, cornucopia of delicious illegally free media. Comcast denied the accusation, and actually lent a hand to the troubled tracker, TorrentFreak reports.
