Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
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| Type: | Government |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | Australia, 1999 |
| Headquarters: | GPO Box 2154 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia |
| Country: | Australia |
| Employees: | 773 (2006) |
| Website: | dbcde.gov.au |
| Twitter: |  @DBCDEgov
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| Key People | |
| Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for DBCDE Peter Harris, Secretary of the DBCDE | |
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.[1]
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.
In the past, DBCDE has taken some controversial decisions such as monitoring the blogs and filtering internet content.[2]
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- It was a $157.8 million initiative of the Australian Government providing 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