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Australian Greens says 'yes' to NBN Co debt relief The Australian Greens says the NBN should prioritise the provision of an essential service ahead of cost recovery and intends to investigate the legislative options for a write-down of NBN Co's debt.
1st November 2017
Can ACCC's new study solve the NBN mess? Can a new report released the ACCC solve the NBN mess or will we just end up with 29 recommendations spanning a wide range of competition and consumer issues in communications markets?
31st October 2017
ACMA puts Australia on the road to 5G with spectrum decisions The Australian Communications and Media Authority has started the process of re-allocating spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band which will pave the way for the introduction of 5G mobile broadband services in Australia.
30th October 2017
THERE WAS NO EDITION OF COMMSWIRE THURSDAY NBN Co plans to use G.fast technology for rollout in 2018 NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, says it will be adding G.fast technology to its technology mix next year, to enable faster speeds over copper wires.
27th October 2017
Vocus readying New Zealand business for sale The Vocus Group has decided to get its New Zealand operations ready for sale and is finalising the appointment of advisers, the company said on Monday.
25th October 2017
ACCC won't declare mobile roaming, still wants to improve regional mobile coverage The ACCC has decided not to declare domestic mobile roaming, but has detailed ?a range of regulatory and policy measures that could improve inadequate mobile phone coverage and poor quality of service in regional Australia". The decision has prompted a flurry of responses from telecoms stakeholders.
24th October 2017
Victoria trials first NBN connection using FTTC technology The National Broadband Network rollout now has its first activation of premises with Fibre-to-the-Curb (FTTC) technology, heralded by NBN Co as a much cheaper technology delivering substantial cost savings.
23rd October 2017
Morrow says NBN cannot be compared with NZ rollout Under pressure with each passing day as the number of complaints about the NBN mount, the head of NBN Co, Bill Morrow has attempted to deflect some of the criticism levelled at the rollout by those who compare it to the New Zealand network which is progressing without any major hitch.
20th October 2017
Telco complaints from consumers, SMBs still rife, NBN complaints soar Residential consumer and small business complaints against telcos continue to plague the telecommunications industry and there?s no sign of the connection problems being reduced despite industry and regulator efforts to overcome the problems.
19th October 2017
Telstra on the defensive as increased competition heats up Telstra has defended its recent poor financial performance as it faces the strong headwinds of stiff market competition and a big hit to its revenues from the National Broadband Network.
18th October 2017