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Telstra shareholders bite back, reject executives' bonuses ANALYSIS The big news at Telstra's annual general meeting on Tuesday wasn't the fact that the telco reported another drop in profits. Rather it was that the top executives still expected bonuses after another performance that could hardly be described as stellar.
17th October 2018
Telstra shareholders bite back, reject executives' bonuses ANALYSIS The big news at Telstra's annual general meeting on Tuesday wasn't the fact that the telco reported another drop in profits. Rather it was that the top executives still expected bonuses after another performance that could hardly be described as stellar.
17th October 2018
Telstra profits down as NBN, increased mobile competition impacts business Telstra has taken a hit to its bottom line for the second year running, according to full-year 2018 results released today revealing net profits fell by 8.9% to $3.5 billion despite a 3% increase in income to $29 billion.
16th October 2018
Labor not ruling out writedown of NBN: Rowland The Australian Labor Party is keeping open the option of writing down the value of the national broadband network if it were to win the next federal election, according to Shadow Communications Minister Michelle Rowland.
15th October 2018
Please note the earlier editions this week were dated wrongly due to the change to DST clashing with the algorithm at our U.S. Server! TimH
11th October 2018
Bloomberg says big US telco hit by China hardware tampering Apparently undeterred by strong criticism of a supply chain attack story it published last week, Bloomberg has put out another yarn, dealing with a similar theme, this time about a "major US telecommunications company" that allegedly encountered doctored hardware made by the US company Supermicro Computer.
10th October 2018
Basslink refers Hydro Tasmania dispute to arbitration Basslink, the company that manages the undersea data and power cable that links Tasmania to the Australian mainland, has referred the dispute between it and Hydro Tasmania to arbitration, after dispute resolution procedures failed to resolve the issue.
9th October 2018
Telstra may cut mobile prices to keep market share Telstra may reduce the prices for its mobile plans so that it keeps its existing share of the market as competition grows, according to a new report.
8th October 2018
Broadband provider sees NBN Co move pushing up prices The NBN Co has issued a blog post warning that congestion on the broadband network may "fluctuate" as it forces providers to choose between the original pricing and the new "bundled" pricing system.
5th October 2018
ECONOMUSE: 2018 review of retail broadband pricing The review of September 2018 prices shows that there has not been much movement on the major issues identified with retail broadband prices - wholesale pricing still a problem.
4th October 2018