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NBN, competition pressures negatively impact Telstra Telstra chief Andy Penn has flagged the telco is facing a difficult trading period ahead due to the ?challenging dynamics? of the rollout of the National Broadband Network and increasing pressure on its margins from competitors.

14th May 2018

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NBN Co losses for year mount to $3.3b as users rise to 3.7m NBN Co has recorded a loss of $3.3 billion in the nine months to March 2018, the third quarter of the current financial year. This compares to a loss of $2.7 billion for the nine months of the previous financial year.

10th May 2018

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Sorry this is late, it failed to arrive last night. Tim Landlines on target to go the way of the dodo Comparison website Finder claims traditional landlines in Australia will become extinct by 2037, basing this on figures from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission which has tracked the decrease in landlines from 2012-13.

23rd April 2018

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ZTE ban may curb its use of Android and Android Go The US export ban on Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE may mean that the company, which uses Google's Android mobile operating system for its smartphones, may lose its licence to use the operating system.

20th April 2018

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Optus mum on rumours of ditching Virgin Mobile Australia's second biggest telco Optus is unwilling to comment on what it characterises as "rumour and speculation" that it will be moving all customers off its Virgin Mobile subsidiary and retiring the brand.

17th April 2018

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ACCC reports big jump in NBN complaints There were 2775 complaints and inquiries about telecommunications services to the ACCC in the 2015-2016 financial year ? a rise of 9% over the previous year - with complaints about the NBN up 145%.

9th March 2017

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Legacy legislation not keeping up with today?s complex environment: ACMA; ACMA collects a $2.8 billion windfall in past year; Careless treatment of customer records costs Telechoice; loT a potential security nightmare: Intel CSO; ZTE profits jump on back of strong carrier sales; Mobile subscribers in India close to 1 billion, and growing fast.

29th October 2015

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NBN signs competitive MTM construction contracts; IPhone 6 success boosts Australian phone market ? and phablets booming; ACMA research shows 12% of Australians are mobile only for phone and Internet; Nokia collaborates on 5G research; AVG, ZTE partner in mobile security deal; Messaging: 200% traffic increase but revenues to decline by US$600 million; Inmarsat creates fourth L-band region; ITU study group for Smart Cities standards.

11th June 2015