Optus has pledged to spend $1 billion over the next year to improve its regional mobile network in what it claims is the biggest investment into regional coverage in the company's history.
Source: iTnews Australia
The new investment is company’s largest regional capital expenditure program in its 25-year history.
Source: ARN
Shadow communications minister Michelle Rowland has filed a freedom of information request seeking access to NBN’s database of estimated theoretical maximum speeds for households.
Source: Computerworld
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims has said he expects to be taking telcos to court over misleading claims on broadband speeds.
Source: ZDNet Australia
The ACCC has cast doubt on industry claims that NBN Co’s CVC price construct is not fit-for-purpose for the fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) portion of the network, and is therefore a factor in retail service providers (RSPs) not buying enough of it.
Source: iTnews Australia
Australia’s competition watchdog expects to take legal action by the end of the year.
Source: ARN
The $750 million being spent on Australia's mandatory metadata retention scheme could buy a lot of crime-fighting, says criminologist Rick Sarre. Meanwhile, police are challenged by the rise of cyber crime.
Source: ZDNet Australia
The South Australian government has given itself less than six months to have free wi-fi across Adelaide's full public transport network up and running.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra workers hit in 1400-strong redundancy round may have a job-swap option open to them. But will they be able to take it?
Source: ARN