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NBN Co says 5G competition is challenging its monopoly status

NBN Co may seek changes to regulatory rules affecting its operations on the basis - or belief - that it can no longer be considered as “a monopoly provider of broadband services” in many market segments.

Source: iTnews Australia

NBN Co offers to axe CVC in exchange for yearly price hikes

NBN Co has finally revealed how it might implement ‘flat’ wholesale prices, but it would involve a $5 to $20 a month hike, and as-yet unquantifiable yearly increases above the rate of inflation.

Source: iTnews Australia

NBN floats options for killing off CVC charges

The company responsible for the National Broadband Network has revealed the flat-price modelling it has been working on as part of a trio of pricing options to retailers.

Source: ZDNet Australia

NBN Co looks to enforce 'fair use' for fixed-line users

NBN Co will soon more clearly define what is “inappropriate or excessive” use on its fixed-line network - and what actions can be taken in response - almost a year after one ‘extreme’ user racked up 34TB of downloads in a matter of days.

Source: iTnews Australia

Telstra has SO MANY end of financial year phone deals

Telstra has kicked off its end of financial year sale, with deals going on top-tier handsets from Apple, Samsung, OPPO, and Google.

Source: WhistleOut Mobile Phones News

Australian Bureau of Statistics says it's ready to deliver a seamless 2021 Census

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has less than 70 days before it is due to capture the 2021 Census, and Australian Statistician David Gruen says the ABS is "well prepared" and "ready".

Source: ZDNet Australia

Telco complaints shrink to 30,393 in Q3

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has posted a drop in quarterly complaints about phone and internet services for the January-March 2021 period.

Source: ARN

Dodo and iPrimus fined $2.5m for misleading consumers about NBN speeds

Dodo and iPrimus are the latest internet providers to get fined for making misleading claims about the typical speeds of their NBN broadband plans.

Source: ABC News

Foxtel wants to 'proactively intervene' to address customer issues

Foxtel is embarking on a large-scale customer service transformation that could ultimately allow the company to "proactively intervene" when technical or other issues are detected that impact an individual customer's entertainment experience.

Source: iTnews Australia

Optus has a new NBN plan for gamers

Optus today announced the availability of a new specialist NBN plan designed for gamers. Dubbed the Optus Internet Gamer plan, the offering is configured on the NBN 100 speed tier and is bundled with an ASUS DSL-AX5400 WiFi 6 gaming modem.

Source: WhistleOut

Optus buoyant at prospect of second 'digital dividend' for mobile broadband

Optus has backed a government plan that would create a repeat of the “digital dividend” spectrum auctions a decade ago, where spectrum used in TV broadcasting was refarmed for cellular use.

Source: iTnews Australia

Nokia deploys 5G antenna with Optus

Nokia has deployed Australia’s first integrated 5G antenna in partnership with Optus, utilising its Interleaved Passive Active Antenna (IPAA).

Source: ARN

NBN Co says no date for resumption of new HFC services as yet

NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, says it has not set a date for resumption of new HFC connections, despite having planned to do so from 24 May onwards.

Source: iTWire

Telstra branded packaging to be fully recyclable by 2022

Australia's incumbent telecommunications carrier announced on Thursday that by the end of 2022, all Telstra branded packaging would be made of renewable or recycled material and be fully recyclable.

Source: ZDNet Australia

NBN Co calls audit of field technician pay

NBN Co said it is unable to see how a restructure of its field services contracts may result in large cuts to what technicians are being paid, and has called in an “independent auditor” to investigate.

Source: iTnews Australia

Optus profit plunges into the red after pandemic-hit year

Telco Optus posted a net loss of $208 million in the year ending 31 March, a dramatic decline from the $402 million profit reported the year prior.

Source: ARN

Tech giants accused of 'gatekeeping' mobile payments in Australia

Google and Apple are facing yet another probe of their anti-competitive practices in Australia, this time over the saturation of the market both players have in the mobile payments space.

Source: ZDNet Australia

NBN Co shared $78m in bonuses among 3819 staff

NBN Co shared almost $78 million in “at-risk” - bonus - payments last financial year among 3819 NBN staff, up to three-quarters of its internal workforce.

Source: iTnews Australia

Microsoft sets Internet Explorer's date with death — kind of

Redmond plans to retire Internet Explorer 11 next year, putting it on the path to a long, slow lingering death as the vendor fully embraces Microsoft Edge.

Source: ARN

Optus, Oppo &amp; Ericsson trumpet success of voice call over 5G standalone network

Optus in collaboration with Ericsson and Oppo, have doubled down on 5G advancements, announcing a successful completion of a voice call over a commercial 5G standalone network.

Source: iTWire

NSW lightning and floods punish NBN FttC connection devices

The company responsible for the National Broadband Network has told the Senate it has replaced approximately 47,700 NBN Co Connection Devices (NCD) used on fibre-to-the-curb (FttC) connections, with New South Wales having the largest impact.

Source: ZDNet Australia

ACMA warns Telstra, Optus and Medion Mobile over identity laxity

Australia’s media watchdog has issued a warning to Telstra, Optus and Medion Mobile for failing to check customers’ identities during number porting.

Source: ARN

Telstra, Optus, and Aldi Mobile warned by ACMA for not verifying new customer info

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued formal notices to a trio of telcos after finding each had failed to validate customer details when moving between carriers.

Source: ZDNet Australia

Microsoft to retire Internet Explorer in 2022

Microsoft will pull the plug on its once omnipresent browser, Internet Explorer, next year as it prepares to battle market leader Chrome with its slicker Edge browser.

Source: iTnews Australia

Optus opens up multiple 5G mmWave sites

Optus has turned on its first six 5G mmWave commercial sites in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, as the carrier clocks up one million 5G capable devices on its network.

Source: ARN

NBN evening speeds compared

What are NBN evening speeds, what do they mean for your connection and, most importantly, which providers have the fastest?

Source: WhistleOut

Unlimited NBN Plans

Heavy downloader? Don't want bill shock or capped speeds? Compare unlimited NBN plans here.

Source: WhistleOut

NBN Co pushes back HFC sales restart as workforce system bugs bite

NBN Co has delayed the restart of new hybrid-fibre coaxial (HFC) orders, this time due to problems with a backend system used to assign new connection and assurance jobs to contractors.

Source: iTnews Australia

Telco complaints figures are not always good indicator of seriousness of issues: TIO

Telco complaints figures are not always a good indicator of how widespread a problem can be, a new report released by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has said.

Source: ZDNet Australia