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Government keeps TIO and touts further telco consumer protections The Australian Government has made recommendations to further protect telecommunications consumers, including a strengthening of role of the Telecommunications Ombudsman.
16th November 2018
Optus boosts investment in SA network by another $23.6 million Australia’s second largest telco Optus is investing a further $23.6 million into its South Australian network, building more than 40 new sites by the end of March next year in a move aimned at improving network coverage and to deliver faster download speeds for customers.
15th November 2018
More residents on high-speed NBN 50+ plans says ACCC The number of Australian residents who have a connection to the national broadband network at home has risen to 4.5 million, with nearly half on speeds of 50Mbps or more, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says.
14th November 2018
NBN Co boosts wholesale data allowances for satellite users A week ahead of announcing its first-quarter results for fiscal 2019-20, the NBN Co has announced new plans for its wholesale satellite customers which will not count data used for email, Web browsing and critical software updates towards monthly data allowances.
13th November 2018
Optus half-year profits fall by a fifth due to NBN migration charges Optus has seen a 20% fall in profits year-on-year for the first half of its 2018 fiscal year, with Australia's second biggest telco reporting $259 million in net profit for the period against $325 million for the first half a year ago.
10th November 2018
Global smartphone shipments down by 7% in Q3: Canalys Smartphone shipments fell by 7% in the third quarter of 2018, the fourth straight quarter of declines and the worst third quarter showing since 2015, the technology analyst firm Canalys says.
9th November 2018
Broadband: Australia cheapest in Oceania, but still pricey Australia may be the cheapest place for broadband in the Oceania region but it ranks a lowly 84 globally. The cheapest broadband packages in 195 countries surveyed by the UK's Cable.co.uk site was in Ukraine and cost US$5 per month.
8th November 2018
TPG top of the pops in ACCC's third broadband speed test Fixed-line NBN customers are benefitting from competition among Internet service providers to perform well in the ACCC's speed tests, though some consumers continue to get much lower speeds than others on the same plan.
6th November 2018
Optus staff told to please customers or face sack: report The head of Australia's second biggest telecommunications company has told staff that they would be fired if they upset customers, a report claims. China’s Zhao re-elected to ITU top job China’s top telecoms providers may be in the US Government’s bad books but the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has re-elected China’s Houlin Zhao as Secretary-General.
3rd November 2018
NBN Co continues to rack up losses with broadband rollout Losses continue to mount in the rollout of Australia’s national broadband network, with an after tax loss of $4780 million for the 2018 financial year, still two years out from scheduled completion in 2020.
2nd November 2018