NBN Co shouldn’t be privatised in the short-term or at the expense of users' best interests, former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Graeme Samuel says.
Source: iTnews Australia
Optus is incurring “millions of dollars” a month in excess charges to serve its 12Mbps NBN user base as a result of NBN Co’s price squeeze on the entry-level market.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra’s CEO Andy Penn has said there is still potential for the company's InfraCo business to take a stake in NBN Co if the government forges ahead with its privatisation.
Source: Computerworld
Will Irving will join NBN Co as its chief strategy and transformation officer, the network wholesaler announced today.
Source: Computerworld
After receiving AU$2 billion this year, Telstra is forecast to receive AU$1 billion annually from fiscal year 2021 well into the distant future.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co has laid part of the blame for wholesale price woes at Telstra’s feet as pressure mounted on the network builder to revamp its offerings.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra is the latest internet provider to urge NBN Co to scrap the connectivity virtual circuit (CVC) construct, warning it is driving up prices and pushing consumers to look elsewhere for broadband.
Source: iTnews Australia
Vodafone Hutchinson Australia (VHA) has closed the half year ended 30 June with a net loss of $153.4 million, a fall from last year's $92.3 million.
Source: ARN
NBN Co has spent the past week performing capacity upgrades for almost 200 fixed wireless towers in six states and territories.
Source: iTnews Australia
With the national broadband network rollout now into its final 12 months, NBN Co's review of its pricing and products provides an opportunity for it to finesse its much-maligned pricing structure.
Source: SMH
Telstra is beefing up security at its exchanges after a spate of break-ins across the greater Sydney area.
Source: iTnews Australia
Aussie Broadband is urging NBN Co to create a “half-price” product for disadvantaged users, while also providing more compelling options for users whose lines - and budgets - support going above 100Mbps.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra services are potentially affected after a series of break-ins at 44 exchange buildings across Sydney result in some sites being closed to staff, contractors and customers.
Source: ABC News
Vocus has renewed pressure on NBN Co to dump the connectivity virtual circuit (CVC) construct, adopting the language of past critics in labelling CVC a “download tax” that inhibits network use.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra says that non-law enforcement organisations accessing telecommunications metadata via a legislative loophole ask for too much data, sometimes don’t pay for it, and may be storing it in an unencrypted form.
Source: iTnews Australia
Telstra has expanded it services to small businesses with the offer of account management support for small business customers of all sizes.
Source: ARN
Telstra has warned of national repercussions to its mobile network costs if a draft plan by NSW on the rents levied on telcos to host infrastructure on public land is allowed to proceed.
Source: iTnews Australia
The search giant used its response to the ACCC to say its advertising platforms help publishers make more money online and drive traffic.
Source: ZDNet Australia
ACT Policing has confessed that it found 3,249 extra times it accessed metadata without proper authorisation during 2015, on top of the 116 requests disclosed earlier this year.
Source: ZDNet Australia
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission’s Digital Platforms Inquiry has delivered its long-awaited final report, and it recommends a raft of far-reaching regulatory changes to curb the powers of web giants in Australia, and make them more responsible for content they distribute.
Source: iTnews Australia