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23/08/2022
ACMA Proposed Spectrum Taxes will be Tied to Population Growth
Australian Communications and Media Authority developed a proposal to modify its approach to setting spectrum licence taxes. ACMA is looking into tying these taxes to population growth in various density areas.  ACMA proposes to cease updating taxes annually based on the consumer price index (CPI). Rather, annual taxes will be adjusted based on
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23/08/2022
ACMA Records a Cutback of Telco Complaints
According to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the number of complaints received by some of the country’s largest and leading telcos in the last quarter of the year 2020 was reduced to almost one-quarter year-on-year. Complaints-handling Performance Report Furthermore, ACMA also indicated that while the number of services
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23/08/2022
ACMA: Regional Players Are Welcome in the 850/900MHz Auction
Because of the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s move to offer separate regional and metro products in the 850/900MHz auction later this year, operators have a greater opportunity to obtain a regional spectrum. ACMA released its draft allocation instruments consultation last week. In it, they indicated that the auction will be
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23/08/2022
ACMA Scorecard Revealed Telcos are Now More Contactable
An audit by the Australian Communications and Media Authority revealed that telcos, in general, have recovered from the disruptions to their contact centre operations. The disruptions were noted during the earlier stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the telcos took strong steps to recover compliance with the Contact Code. The
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23/08/2022
Almost 500,000 Scam Calls Plague Telstra Every Day
According to Australian Associated Press (AAP), Telstra is blocking nearly half a million scam calls across its network every day. Australia's biggest telecommunications and NBN provider, Telstra, stated that scam calls are rising continuously for the past two months.  Reason for the Increase in Scam Calls The current work setup of companies
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23/08/2022
.au Domains reach 3.3M Mark During the First Quarter
According to the .au Domain Administrator, the number of registered .au domains already passed the 3.3 million milestones during the first quarter of this year. This happened as the namespace turned 35.   auDA's Q1 report revealed that there were a total of 154,222 domains created during Q1. This was a figure that was up 23%
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23/08/2022
Aussie Broadband Deal: Over the Wire To Vote Next Month
On February 24, 2022, Over the Wire shareholders will vote whether to accept the proposal of Aussie Broadband to acquire the telco. This was revealed after the Federal Court approved the distribution of a scheme book late last week. The $344m cash-and-scrip offer of Aussie Broadband remains to have the unanimous support of the OTW board. Earlier
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23/08/2022
Aussie Broadband Intends to Sell 5G Plans in 2021
Aussie Broadband is near the end of its MVNO contract with Telstra. It's about to swap its mobile plans to the Optus network by the middle of 2021.   Aussie Broadband can only access part of the Telstra wholesale network under its current agreement. But once it's over, the company will move to Optus.  Migrating to the Optus network The upcoming
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23/08/2022
Aussie Broadband Onboards New Customers with a 'Key New Channel'
According to Phil Britt, Aussie Broadband’s managing director, a way to bring new customers on board without eroding margin is through a “key new channel”, which was launched earlier this week.  Who Are These New Customers? He further said that the profile of the broadband NBN subscribers who will be on board their network as part of the deal is
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23/08/2022
Aussie Broadband Releases Discounts for Faster NBN Plans
Australian broadband subscribers are in for a radical experience as Aussie Broadband begins to discount a number of NBN plans this 2021.  Discounted NBN Plans Small businesses, online gamers and work from home professionals are in for some huge discounts in the coming months as one of NBN's major providers, Aussie Broadband, introduces top of the
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23/08/2022
Aussie Broadband Thinks Pricing Relief is What RSPs Need Now
This is what Aussie Broadband CEO Phil Britt expresses as he appears at an annual summit. He believes that the only way the RSPs (retail service providers) could prevent margin squeeze is a pricing relief if they don’t want to be confronted by the idea of being compelled to increase their price or else face a steep loss in their margins in the
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23/08/2022
Australia Post’s Holgate Interested in Acquiring NBN Co
According to a report, former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate wanted the postal agency to acquire NBN Co. Five different sources are cited stating that Holgate actively canvassed the move was cited by the paper. The sources divulged that she even hired the consultancy services of seasoned telco executive Greg Adcock to advise her on the idea.
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