Labor asks why 183,000 cannot get even 25Mbps on FttN The Australian Labor Party has questioned why 183,000 households who have fibre-to-the-node connections on the NBN cannot get even the minimum speeds of 25Mbps as of March.

9th April 2019

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NBN Co prices affecting plan affordability, says ACCC chief The pricing introduced by NBN Co in the last six months has led to the cost of basic NBN plans becoming an affordability issue for Australians on lower incomes, the chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Rod Sims, says.

9th April 2019

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Labor asks why 183,000 cannot get even 25Mbps on FttN The Australian Labor Party has questioned why 183,000 households who have fibre-to-the-node connections on the NBN cannot get even the minimum speeds of 25Mbps as of March.

8th April 2019

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Optus call for regulatory reform to facilitate 5G deployment Optus has called for national reform to facilitate 5G deployment and urged industry and government collaboration to reassess what it calls “outdated” deployment rules. New social media laws rammed through Parliament New laws that target social media platforms which allow live streaming and broadcast of violent crimes has been passed by the Australian Parliament.

6th April 2019

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Senate panel offers no recommendations on encryption law changes The latest review into the Federal Government's encryption law, passed on 6 December last year, has made just three recommendations, none of which affect the actual text or definitions in the law, according to a 136-page report from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security released on Thursday.

5th April 2019

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Budget R&D tax incentive cut disappoints satellite and other sectors The Federal Government has cut another $1.35 billion from its research and development tax incentive over the forward estimates, according to the Budget papers.

4th April 2019

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ACMA releases draft spectrum outlook for next five years The Australian Communications and Media Authority ACMA has released this year’s draft five-year spectrum outlook (FYSO), with an overview of its spectrum management priorities and plans through to 2023.

3rd April 2019

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Huawei crossed US$100b revenue for first time in 2018 Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies has reported revenue of 721.2 billion yuan (US$105.2 billion) for the fiscal year 2018, a rise of 19.5% year-on-year, with the growth mainly attributable to its consumer business.

2nd April 2019

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UK faults Huawei engineering practices, but no ban A British report into Huawei's operations in the UK has found "concerning issues" in the company's approach to software development, significantly increasing risk to operators and needing ongoing management and mitigation.

30th March 2019

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Telco sales practices called into question by ACCAN Telecommunications customer service representatives are being encouraged to concentrate on selling over service, with the result that consumers are confronted by questionable sales tactics.

29th March 2019

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