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House NBN panel asks Govt to change regional broadband levy The Australian Parliament's Joint Standing Committee into the NBN has recommended that the Government update the modelling of its proposed regional broadband levy, in order to reflect the cost increases since the original modelling in 2015.
21st November 2018
NBN Co ARPU still stuck as losses continue to mount The NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has made no progress on raising the average revenue per user, which remains stuck on $44, the same as that recorded for full-year 2018, even though other metrics have shown an increase.
20th November 2018
Telstra BGP routing error hits other Australian ISPs Australia's biggest telco Telstra took down part of the Internet in the country on Thursday morning due to a stuff-up with the routes it advertised through the border gateway protocol. The company claims a third party was responsible for the error.
17th November 2018
Government keeps TIO and touts further telco consumer protections The Australian Government has made recommendations to further protect telecommunications consumers, including a strengthening of role of the Telecommunications Ombudsman.
16th November 2018
Optus boosts investment in SA network by another $23.6 million Australia’s second largest telco Optus is investing a further $23.6 million into its South Australian network, building more than 40 new sites by the end of March next year in a move aimned at improving network coverage and to deliver faster download speeds for customers.
15th November 2018
More residents on high-speed NBN 50+ plans says ACCC The number of Australian residents who have a connection to the national broadband network at home has risen to 4.5 million, with nearly half on speeds of 50Mbps or more, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says.
14th November 2018
NBN Co boosts wholesale data allowances for satellite users A week ahead of announcing its first-quarter results for fiscal 2019-20, the NBN Co has announced new plans for its wholesale satellite customers which will not count data used for email, Web browsing and critical software updates towards monthly data allowances.
13th November 2018
Optus half-year profits fall by a fifth due to NBN migration charges Optus has seen a 20% fall in profits year-on-year for the first half of its 2018 fiscal year, with Australia's second biggest telco reporting $259 million in net profit for the period against $325 million for the first half a year ago.
10th November 2018
Global smartphone shipments down by 7% in Q3: Canalys Smartphone shipments fell by 7% in the third quarter of 2018, the fourth straight quarter of declines and the worst third quarter showing since 2015, the technology analyst firm Canalys says.
9th November 2018
Broadband: Australia cheapest in Oceania, but still pricey Australia may be the cheapest place for broadband in the Oceania region but it ranks a lowly 84 globally. The cheapest broadband packages in 195 countries surveyed by the UK's Cable.co.uk site was in Ukraine and cost US$5 per month.
8th November 2018