CommsWire - 12 October 2016

Telstra chairman slams Vodafone over mobile roaming support; Early and continuing engagement for NBN employees with Workplace by Facebook; Rising tide of public, industry concerns over MTM, says IA chief; Samsung ends production of Galaxy Note7; Fusion Broadband speeds private WAN rollouts; Yahoo! making it tough for users to leave: report; 

CommsWire - 5 October 2016

Advertising feeds ?unrealistic expectations? on broadband: ACCC The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, has blamed the telecommunications industry?s own advertising for contributing to the unrealistic expectations of consumers of Internet speeds.

CommsWire - 23 September 2016

ACCC gives the nod to Vocus acquisition of Nextgen The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the final green light to Vocus? acquisition of Nextgen Networks with its decision not to oppose the deal on the grounds of diminished market competition.

CommsWire - 6 September 2016

ACCC takes big hit from Telstra over mobile roaming inquiry The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's launch of an inquiry into whether it will regulate wholesale mobile roaming services within the Australian domestic market has raised the hackles of Telstra, with the telco expressing concerns that any declaration could be detrimental to investment by telcos in mobile services in regional areas.'

CommsWire - 5 September 2016

ACCC keeps wary eye on Telstra-NBN Co over competition concerns Concerns Telstra might have a ?head start? over its competitors in connecting customers to NBN HFC broadband services remain under close scrutiny by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, despite NBN Co and Telstra agreeing on measures to mitigate the potential risks to competition.

CommsWire - 5 August 2016

ACCC?s comms sector market study to be completed in 2017 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman Rod Sims has announced that the ACCC?s ?next market study will focus on the Australian communications sector.? USO should include data services: ACCAN

CommsWire - 1 August 2016

ACCC opening up ?superfast' broadband networks to competition The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is opening up ?superfast? broadband networks to greater competition, allowing retail service providers access to non-NBN network services. NBN launches first services on Telstra HFC network

CommsWire - 27 July 2016

ACCC wants ISPs to give consumers better broadband speed information The competition regulator, the ACCC, is toughing its stance on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) calling for them to provide far better information to consumers about the performance of their services ? in particular the speed of their Internet connections. Comms Alliance blames ACCC on broadband speed information

CommsWire - 22 July 2016

NBN HFC network rollout buys tick of approval from Ovum NBN Co is standing tall on its rollout of its HFC network, which will ultimately deliver broadband services to over three million premises across Australia, after commissioning an endorsement of HFC by global analyst firm Ovum. ACCC green light for Telstra NBN migration plan changes

CommsWire - 5 July 2016

ACCC inquiry to consider ADSL deregulation The competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, has started a public inquiry into ADSL services as it looks to determine whether the digital subscriber line services should be deregulated. Telstra picks up Readify in latest acquisition