Sales of web content filters to the telecommunications industry have frozen as reluctant Internet Service Providers (ISPs) wait for possible subsidy under the Federal Government’s national Internet content filter plan.
Two of the largest web filtering vendors, Marshall 8e6 and Netsweeper, reported Australian ISPs have iced plans to buy content filters that would be used to provide optional filtering services for subscribers.
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Opt in filtering hardware sales to ISPs have fallen. ISPs are waiting to see what they will be forced to buy or subsidized to buy before buying. Many ISPs offered filtered internet before all this started. The take up rates were nominal because no-one wants this. The idea that more ISPs offer this is being blocked by Conroy's filter.
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