News
Rowland makes NBN an issue ahead of by-election A watershed test of the effect that the still growing national broadband network fiasco has had on the fortunes of the sitting Government may be displayed at the ballot box next weekend.
14th December 2017
Internet Australia calls on ISPs to reimburse NBN consumers Internet Australia has weighed into the debate about consumers being misled on NBN Internet speeds by telcos, calling on all ISPs to follow Telstra and Optus and reimburse misled FttN customers.
13th December 2017
Optus to compensate 8700 NBN customers for slow speeds Optus has become the second telco to offer compensation to its customers on certain NBN plans, with about 8700 users to be offered "remedies" for being misled about the maximum speeds they could achieve.
12th December 2017
Data use in Australia explodes by 43% in past year: ACMA The amount of data Australians are consuming has gone through the roof, rising by 43% in the past year, according to a new report tabled in Parliament last week. We?re also using a more diverse range of devices, although the mobile phone is still the most popular and frequently used way to go online.
11th December 2017
ACCC says it won?t oppose Fox Sports, Foxtel merger The competition regulator, the ACCC, says a proposed merger of Fox Sports and Foxtel won?t substantially lessen competition in the market and has now given it the final green light.
8th December 2017
TPG, City of Adelaide to partner on 10Gbps network rollout While the NBN providers struggle to deliver 100Mbps to premium users, the City of Adelaide is partnering with TPG Telecom in a project to deliver a 10 Gigabit fibre-optic data network.
7th December 2017
HFC network will need work to be fit for NBN: experts Technical experts who have closely followed the rollout of the NBN say Telstra's HFC network will need considerable work done on it to meet the needs of NBN customers.
6th December 2017
Labor questions timing of NBN HFC delay announcement Labor shadow communications minister Michelle Rowland has questioned the timing of the NBN Co's announcement about delaying HFC connections to the national broadband network, revealing a timeline that shows problems were first identified two years ago.
5th December 2017
ACCC chief fires broadside at telcos over Internet speed ads The ACCC, has lambasted the telecommunications industry for continuing to advertise Internet plans using what it calls ?unhelpful speed ranges?, and referencing off-peak speeds, or failing to provide consumers with any information about the speed of their services during busy hours.
4th December 2017
Telstra lures high data using SMBs with new broadband offer Telstra has launched an unlimited broadband data offer in a move which it says is designed to help alleviate the problems of data intensive activities by small businesses.
1st December 2017