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ACCC: Red Lines on NBN Regulation Drawn; Warning on ICRA Released
According to the commissioner of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Anna Brakey, the commission doesn’t deem that the Special Access Undertaking of NBN Co was operating the way it was intended to.   Brakey further revealed in the Melbourne Congress that the SAU failed to deliver a high degree of certainty about the product set
Industry Report: Telcos, not datacentres, dominate energy consumption
According to MTN Consulting, even though people are paying more attention to how much energy data centres use, telco networks actually use more power globally. The study examined 57 network operators' sustainability reports to determine their power consumption. The sample group was made up of 21 telcos, 16 webscalers, and 20 carrier-neutral
More and CBA Announce Partnership Expansion to Mobile
More’s partnership with the Commonwealth Bank has now expanded to mobile. For a limited time, CommBank customers can receive 30% of their mobile phone plan for 12 months and a 10% ongoing discount when they sign up with the telco. A soft launch of the product included a trial with bank customers who were offered More SIMs in a few select branches.
$800m Revenue for FY2023 Aimed by Aussie Broadband
According to Aussie Broadband, higher margin business, enterprise, and government customers, will aid in driving revenues to around $800 million in FY23.  Along with this, co-founder and managing director Phillip Britt said that with the full-year benefit of Over the Wire, Aussie Broadband will reach an EBITDA margin excluding integration costs of
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland Said that The Telecom Sector Should Bridge the Indigenous
To bridge the gap in the indigenous digital divide, communications minister Michelle Rowland called on the telecom industry to begin undertaking the necessary efforts. Rowland said that: “The government has been very clear that indigenous Australia matters... the Uluru Statement from the Heart matters... Closing the Gap matters. The Uluru
Productivity Commission Inclined on New Tender Mechanism, NBN and Black Spot Funding Pushed Back
The direct government funding allocations for NBN Co, the Mobile Black Spot Program as well as the Regional Connectivity Program is set to a halt as funding for a transparent market-based Universal Service Guarantee is pushed. This is according to a recommendation published by the Productivity Commission. The report from the commission is highly
ACCC aims to oversee and regulate NBN pricing
Future pricing consultations are set to be submitted by NBN Co to a Special Access Undertaking review. This is in conjunction with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission effectively placing NBN pricing under its oversight. With this move, the NBN pricing can be seen as measured against a “building block formula” that is currently
ACCC Concerns About Price Rises under Telstra Deal Pushed Back by TPG
Comments made by Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Rod Sims about its network and spectrum sharing deal in regional Australia with Telstra may lead to higher prices was disputed by TPG Telecom. In describing Vodafone, now owned by TPG Telecom, he said “You’ve got Telstra with way more coverage than Optus, with way more coverage
ACCC: More Aussies Prefer NBN 50 or Faster Plans
According to ACCC or Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, more Aussies are choosing faster internet plans.  ACCC's recent report on the wholesale NBN market contains consumer information from Q4 2020. Data from broadband providers such as Telstra, Optus, TPG, and iiNet suggests that people prefer to use faster internet
ACCC Presses NBN Co, RSPs to Help Consumers Fix Issues
Addressing lethargic internet speeds finally gets the attention it deserves as Australian consumer watchdog ACCC calls out NBN Co, the country's wholesale internet service provider through the National Broadband Network, together with its retail service providers last March. The move aims to address the need for fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) connections
ACCC Pricing Claims, Set Right by TPG Telecom
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently issued a media release saying that since the VHA-TPG merger, mobile prices of Vodafone and its competitors had gone up. Anyone could predict what happened next, and sure enough, multiple headlines telling consumers that they’re paying more for their mobile service followed. TPG
ACMA Conducts Consultation on Increasing Its Infringement Notice Powers
The Australian Communications and Media Authority conducted a consultation proposing to grant itself more powers to issue infringement notices. This is in place of court proceedings for regulatory breaches. The two regulatory instruments are due to sunset in April 2022, which is why the regulator has already launched a consultation on a proposal to


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