Government proposal to replace TIO gets cold shoulder An Australian Government proposal to replace the industry funded Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman with an external disputes resolution body has met with an icy reception from the TIO and the peak body representing telcos. 

6th July 2018

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Vocus signs deal with Alcatel to build sub-sea cable system The Vocus Group has signed a contract with Alcatel Submarine Networks to build a 4000-kilometre subsea cable linking the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Australia.

5th July 2018

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Govt moots changes to deal with avalanche of telco complaints The Federal Government has proposed new rules for resolving telecommunications consumer complaints, including setting up an External Dispute Resolution body to deal with complex complaints, that would lead to changes in the setup of the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.

5th July 2018

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Telstra Ventures forms new fund with Boston-based HarbourVest A joint US$500 million (A$675 million) fund for investment in early to late-stage venture technology opportunities in the US, Asia and Australia has been set up by Telstra Ventures and Boston-based private equity firm HarbourVest Partners.

3rd July 2018

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.au namespace moves to new manager Afilias The transfer of the .au namespace to a new registry and national domain name infrastructure run by Afilias Australia has been completed on the first day of the new financial year.

2nd July 2018

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*** This is Friday's edition, which just arrived *** Vodafone revamps tablet and mobile broadband plans in win for customers Vodafone has "revamped" its approach to tablets, no longer following the well worn plans of telcos that lock devices to mobile services plans for two years.

29th June 2018

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Macquarie Telecom, NBN Co sign telecommunications, data services deal Macquarie Telecom has inked a six-year agreement with NBN Co to provide telecommunications and data services to businesses over the National Broadband Network.

28th June 2018

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Australians may have lost interest in the NBN: study A newly published study has questioned whether Australians have now lost interest in their national broadband network, the NBN, given the time it is taking to roll out the network nationally and the negative stories about disappointing speeds and connection issues.

27th June 2018

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ABC singles out Huawei from report on pollies' trips A report by lobby group the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, on sponsored overseas trips made by Australian federal politicians to a number of countries, says that Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei sponsored 12 trips for politicians to visit its headquarters in Shenzhen, making it the biggest corporate sponsor of such trips.

26th June 2018

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TIO ready to apply new standards in considering telecoms disputes The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has been quick to put the telecoms industry on notice it will take into account the new industry standards mandated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for consumers transitioning to the NBN, when considering disputes.

25th June 2018

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