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Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (view source)
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| headquarters = Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy<br/> GPO Box 2154<br/> Canberra ACT 2601<br/> Australia
| headquarters = GPO Box 2154<br/> Canberra ACT 2601<br/> Australia
| country = Australia
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| twitter = DBCDEgov
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| keypeople = Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for DBCDE<br/>
| keypeople = Senator [[Stephen Conroy]], Minister for DBCDE<br/>
Peter Harris, Secretary of the DBCDE<br/>
[[Peter Harris]], Secretary of the DBCDE<br/>
Don Markus, General Counsel, Legal Group<br/>
[[Don Markus]], General Counsel, Legal Group<br/>
Simon Ash, Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Budgets
[[Simon Ash]], Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Budgets
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The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) is an Australian government department responsible for Broadband, Digital Economy, Mobile Services, Online Safety and Security, Post, Radio, Telephone Services and Telivision.<ref>[http://www.dbcde.gov.au/about_us About DBCDE]</ref>
'''The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy''' ('''DBCDE''') is an Australian government department responsible for Broadband, Digital Economy, Mobile Services, Online Safety and Security, Post, Radio, Telephone Services and Telivision.<ref>[http://www.dbcde.gov.au/about_us About DBCDE]</ref>
DBCDE was Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA). DCITA was replaced with DBCDE after Kevin Rudd Government came to power in 2007.
DBCDE was formerly known as the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA). DCITA was replaced with DBCDE after the Kevin Rudd led government came to power in 2007.
In the past, DBCDE has made some controversial decisions, such as monitoring blogs and filtering Internet content.<ref>[http://technology.feedfury.com/content/30764027-dbcde-to-monitor-blogs.html technology.feedfury.com]</ref>
==Key Projects==
* NBN- In 2009, the Government announced it's plans to establish a new company to build and operate a new high-speed National Broadband Network (NBN)
* HiBIS- A $157.8 million initiative to provide registered Internet service providers with incentive payments to supply higher bandwidth services in regional, rural and remote areas at prices comparable to those available in metropolitan areas.
==Groups==
* Infrastructure group
* Broadcasting and Digital Switchover group
* Digital Economy and Services group
==Portfolio Agencies==
* Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
* Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
* Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
* Australia Post
* NBN Co Ltd
== External links ==
* [http://www.dbcde.gov.au Official website of DBCDE]
* [http://www.archive.dcita.gov.au/ Archive of DCITA]
* [http://www.digitalbusiness.gov.au/ digitalbusiness.gov.au]
* [http://www.nbn.gov.au/ National Broadband Network]
* [http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/ Stay Smart Online]
* [http://www.occ.gov.au/ Online and Communications Council]
* [http://www.digitalready.gov.au/ Get Ready for Digital TV]
* [https://www.donotcall.gov.au/ Do Not Call Register]
== References ==
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[[Category:Government Agencies]]
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