CommsWire - 15 November 2019

Competition in NBN wholesale market growing says ACCC Competition by wholesale access seekers to connect to the National Broadband Network is heating up, with at least nine wholesalers now connecting directly to the NBN and with over 6.1 million residential broadband services being delivered by the NBN across Australia.

CommsWire - 8 November 2019

ACCC appeals court decision on TPG prepayments The competition regulator, the ACCC, has appealed a Federal Court decision against telecommunications provider TPG for alleged false or misleading representations it made about ‘pre-payments’ customers had to make on its pre-paid internet, home telephone and mobile plans.

CommsWire - 1 November 2019

ACCC gives ‘price certainty’ on wholesale telecoms services Australia’s competition regulator the ACCC says it has given price certainty for legacy wholesale telecommunications services with its decision to maintain existing price and non-price terms until 30 June 2024 for seven declared, or regulated, fixed line services.

CommsWire - 14 October 2019

Court throws out ACCC case against TPG over pre-payments The Federal Court has thrown out a case filed by the Australian consumer watchdog claiming that telco TPG Telecom had made false and misleading claims to obtain pre-payments for Internet, home telephone and mobile plans.

CommsWire - 9 October 2019

ACCC warns NBN Co over playing favourites with RSPs The Australian competition watchdog has warned NBN Co, the company rolling out broadband in the country, about discriminating between retail service providers when it comes to supplying upgraded infrastructure to business customers.

CommsWire - 1 October 2019

Digital Tasmania critical of west coast mobile services upgrade Non-profit consumer action group Digital Tasmania has decried the fact that a $5.2 million investment to upgrade mobile services in Tasmania's west coast region has been limited to just one mobile operator – Telstra.

CommsWire - 16 September 2019

China behind February Australian parliament breach: claim Australian intelligence officials have concluded that the breach of the Federal Parliament network in February was carried out by China, but has kept it quiet to avoid any problems in the bilateral trade relationship, a report claims.

CommsWire - 3 July 2019

NBN Co exceeds targets for connected, activated premises The Australian national broadband network builder NBN Co has exceeded its connection targets for the financial year 2019, connecting more than 1.1 million premises in the three months to 27 June.

CommsWire - 3 July 2019

NBN Co exceeds targets for connected, activated premises The Australian national broadband network builder NBN Co has exceeded its connection targets for the financial year 2019, connecting more than 1.1 million premises in the three months to 27 June.

CommsWire - 24 May 2019

ACCC publishes guide for problem-plagued NBN fixed wireless broadband customers Australia’s competition regulator, the ACCC, has published a guide for NBN fixed wireless customers, advising them how to seek compensation when they encounter problems with broadband services, including slow speeds.