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TPG offers to pay $5m for overpromising NBN speeds after admitting breach of consumer law

Telco reaches agreement with ACCC to avoid contested hearing after 21,000 customers sold internet plans unable to hit top speeds

The Guardian - AU

Regional towns struggle for service, with Telstra set to switch off 3G in 2024

Some regional areas are concerned what will happen when Telstra switches off its 3G signal in two years time.

ABC News

Customers pay a price for loyalty to their telco, but SIM evolution will make change easier

Australians are loyal to their mobile service providers, even when it costs them extra money, new research shows.

The New Daily

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Seven and Foxtel to keep AFL rights in record $4.5bn seven-year deal

Agreement gives the code full control over production of games and secures a package of digital rights for 7plus

The Guardian - AU

Online industry reveals plan to regulate internet safety

Associations representing companies like Meta, Google and Telstra have revealed industry codes of conduct they say will make the internet…

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Telstra boss talks down need for legislation in ransomware fight

The federal government ought to place a greater focus on “community awareness” in the fight against ransomware as the risk…

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Andy Penn on rightsizing our giant cybersecurity challenges

Outgoing Telstra chief Andy Penn has criticised the implementation of the former federal government’s $1.7 billion 2020 cyber strategy he…

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Australia urged to bump up cyber defences

Australia has been warned to invest in stronger cyber defences as part of a national push to fight crippling ransomware…

AAP

Telstra price hikes: Time to shop around as telco mulls more changes

Telstra has foreshadowed further price changes for its mobile users, despite already passing on steep bill hikes for millions of…

The New Daily

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First dividend hike for Telstra since 2015

Telstra has raised its dividend for the first time in seven years following what its CEO is calling a successful…

AAP

Telstra committed to building streaming services with Fetch TV buy

Telstra has bought a big stake in a set-top-box company as part of its focus on home media, signalling the…

The New Daily

We need a big plan to help towns like Broke after natural disasters

I think the time has come for a permanent federal disaster levy to be dished out and run strictly by…

Newcastle Herald

The forgotten valley: town left in disarray from recent floods buys walkie talkies to communicate

With no local telecom tower to support emergency mobile coverage, residents of the Macdonald valley say they feel frustrated and…

The Guardian - AU

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ACCC’s Telstra-TPG deal decision will shape telco market for decades to come

Pressure is mounting on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over an agreement between Telstra Corporation Limited and TPG Telecom…

InnovationAus

Telstra inks five-year deal with Microsoft

Australia's Telstra has landed one of the largest partnerships technology giant Microsoft has established with a telecommunications provider globally.

AAP

NT remote communities to get mobile signal

People living in 20 remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory are to get constant 4G mobile phone signal for…

AAP

Coalition government's pre-election carbon credit shake-up created 'sovereign risk', department warned

Then-energy minister Angus Taylor blindsided the carbon market with a decision that effectively ripped up contracts worth billions of dollars.…

ABC News

New Federal Health Advice Urges Ppl To WFH So Why Aren’t Employers Doing The Same?

Australian companies are taking the latest federal health advice on board and supporting staff to work from home to stem…

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Krystal Fraser inquest hears phone records 'indicate movement' in hours after disappearance

On the final day of the coronial inquest into Krystal Fraser's disappearance, a phone expert tells the courtroom that her…

ABC News

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Working from home: major Australian employers respond to latest Covid health advice

Telstra and Westpac advise staff to work from home if possible while government departments are yet to shift work settings

The Guardian - AU

Mobile phone service complaints to telecommunication ombudsman surge

Telcos have been told they need to make it easier for customers to talk to a "real person" instead of…

ABC News

Letters: RBA's erroneous advice added to hardship

Newcastle Herald readers have their say.

Newcastle Herald

Myki: how Melbourne’s transport card went from Australia’s envy to also-ran

The system, ahead of its time in 2008, is in need of renewal, having no credit card tap-on and relying…

The Guardian - AU

Telstra finalises Digicel Pacific purchase

The $US1.6 billion purchase of Digicel Pacific by Telstra, backed by Australian government funding, has been finalised following regulatory approvals.

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Letters: Hunter region needs more caravan parks

Newcastle Herald readers have their say.

Newcastle Herald