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Labor says no quick changes, fixing NBN will be take time The Australian Labor Party will not make any quick changes to the rollout of the national broadband network if it comes to power in the Federal Election later this year, but will take a "responsible" approach to the project.

16th March 2019

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ACMA moves to disrupt scam telephone calls plague New research on unsolicited calls in Australia shows that more than half of Australian adults have received scam calls daily or weekly, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

14th March 2019

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Vodafone chief asks US to share evidence about Huawei Vodafone chief executive Nick Read says the US must share any evidence it has about Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies with authorities in Europe, so that they can make an unified decision on using equipment from the company.

27th February 2019

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ACMA to issue revised rules for international mobile roaming The Australian Communications and Media Authority will release modified rules for international mobile roaming later this year, based not on the International Mobile Roaming Standard, but one more attuned to service providers with similar, more flexible rules.

26th February 2019

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NetComm launches 5G fixed wireless self-installation tech Networking solutions provider NetComm Wireless has launched 5G fixed wireless self-installation technology that it claims will reduce the time taken and cost incurred for operators to connect customers to ultra-fast broadband.

31st January 2019

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FttH alternative needed for higher broadband speeds: NetComm Rolling out fibre to the home is an expensive exercise and alternative methods need to be found to provide people with broadband that can yield speeds above 100Mbps, the marketing and communications director of NetComm, Els Baert, claims.

27th October 2018

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Telstra profits down as NBN, increased mobile competition impacts business Telstra has taken a hit to its bottom line for the second year running, according to full-year 2018 results released today revealing net profits fell by 8.9% to $3.5 billion despite a 3% increase in income to $29 billion.

16th October 2018

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Telstra customers download voraciously despite slow NBN Telstra's customers are voracious downloaders, having downloaded more than 243 Petabytes in July this year. We reveal the top 10 most data-hungry suburbs in July per state.

4th September 2018

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China asks Australia to drop 'ideological bias' The Chinese Government has told its Australian counterpart to get rid of its "ideological biases" and create a "fair environment" for business in the country in the wake of the 5G ban imposed on Chinese companies Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corporation.

27th August 2018

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Telcos taking too long to respond to consumer issues Millions of Australians have experienced problems with their phone or Internet services over 12-months, prompting the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) to attack telcos and service providers for taking far too long to resolve the problems confronted by consumers.

10th April 2018