1 Oct 2019
Tuesday round-up
NBN Co should be forced to pay “closer to $150” every time its technicians miss a scheduled appointment, according to Aussie Broadband managing director Phillip Britt.
NBN Co is set to be fined $13.50 per business day - capped at $270 - for late or delayed connections to its network, and up to $30 a day - capped at $1150 - for slow fault fixes, under sweeping new service standards proposed today.
Telstra has signed agreements with Southern Cross Cable Network and received regulatory approval to become a 25 per cent shareholder of the subsea circuit operator, as mooted late last year.
30 Sep 2019
Monday round-up
Aussie Broadband is preparing to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) next year.
Work has commenced on a project to bring Telstra’s 4GX connectivity to the west coast of Tasmania.
Australian Retail Service Provider RSP) Aussie Broadband is now offering customers a new feature through their MyAussie mobile app. Customers can now “kick” their own connection.
Vocus has completed the final splice of the Coral Sea Cable System which is set to improve connectivity between Australia, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
27 Sep 2019
Friday round-up
Third party points of interconnect (POI) have failed in Darwin and Adelaide last night affecting some Vocus customers.
26 Sep 2019
Thursday round-up
Consumers pump more than $37 billion into Australia’s telecommunications industry each year, but that’s no guarantee of flawless service.
24 Sep 2019
Tuesday round-up
Millions of Australians are yet to sign up to the National Broadband Network and some are choosing to hold off as long as possible.
The National Broadband Network’s (NBN) speed and reliability issues will only worsen as more households and businesses connect, experts have warned.
23 Sep 2019
Monday round-up
When the NBN rollout accidentally skipped Martin Bugeja's house, his ADSL was cut off and he was told he'd have no home phone or broadband for almost a year; all because no-one could sort out the paperwork.
20 Sep 2019
Friday round-up
Sydney-based NBN reseller Infinity Telecom has been sanctioned for failing to provide proper information on its website.
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher says NBN Co may need some competition over the next decade to reduce the risk of Australia’s fixed-line network falling behind.
One of the most significant submarine cables connecting Australia to Asia and Europe has been cut.
19 Sep 2019
Thursday round-up
Take-up of NBN Co’s Sky Muster satellite service is still impacted by a “hangover” brought about by poor user experiences with the now-retired interim satellite service, Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has claimed.
NBN Co has launched a commercial internet of things (IoT) service that will offer fixed-line connectivity for traffic management systems, ATMs and other devices.
NBN Co is pitching a new set of 100Mbps-plus plans to internet providers as a way to offset the rising cost to serve all users on the network.
18 Sep 2019
Wednesday round-up
Australia’s best known intelligence agency, ASIO, says that current data retention rules that require telcos to keep a range of information about their customers' use of Internet and phone services for two years should be considered a “minimum requirement”.
NBN Co won’t formally specify 100/40Mbps as ‘business-only’ but expects that may be an end result of bringing a new 110/20Mbps service to market.
17 Sep 2019
Tuesday round-up
The National Broadband Network has ruled out a "Netflix tax" in favour of drastic wholesale discounts and a new 1Gbps speed plan amid pressure from major reseller Telstra to cut its prices.
The federal government has taken the unusual step of specifying an expected retail price for a 12Mbps entry-level broadband service on the national broadband network.
NBN Co is proposing to slash the uplink speeds on its 250Mbps and “up to” 1Gbps services to bring them within the financial reach of fibre and HFC-connected households.
NBN Co is set to ignore calls from across the internet industry to dump the connectivity virtual circuit (CVC) charge, meaning it will remain a variable cost for retail providers for the foreseeable future.
NBN Co is set to revive 25Mbps broadband services on its network as an “intermediate” option for residential users, though it will cost only $8 less wholesale than a 50Mbps plan.
16 Sep 2019
Monday round-up
Broadband network provider Field Solutions Group FSG has been awarded a grant from the Queensland state government to build a broadband network in the state's south west.
How telecommunications providers can give Australians the fastest broadband speed possible is the key issue said Matthew Lobb, Vodafone general manager for fixed broadband.
13 Sep 2019
Friday round-up
United Networks has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Broadland Group, which owns Broadland Solutions and Broadland Victoria.
He is often described as a 'reclusive' and sometimes 'elusive' billionaire.
Until this week, little was known about TPG Telecom's executive chairman, David Teoh, and the way he runs the $6.5 billion telco, which he founded.
Vocus chief Kevin Russell is hoping the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will invoke a “backup option” to force down NBN prices, if NBN Co proves unwilling to act.
12 Sep 2019
Thursday round-up
Consumers are paying the price for government rules designed to protect NBN Co’s monopoly and help ensure it recovers the cost of building its network, Vocus Group chief executive Kevin Russell has argued.
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs has launched in inquiry into age verification mechanisms for access to online gambling and pornography services.