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Ex-officials close to Biden suggest US co-operate with, not confront, China A group of academics and ex-officials who are close to the Biden camp have suggested that the US co-operate with China rather than confront Beijing in many fields and also give Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies a role in the global build of 5G networks.

20th November 2020

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TelSoc calls for policy debate on NBN to focus on network long-term benefits Australia’s telecoms industry association, the Telecommunications Society (TelSoc) says the policy debate about the National Broadband Network now needs to shift to the long term benefits of the network.

18th November 2020

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TPG completes Australia's first city-wide ten gigabit network Having a gig in today's COVID-19 economy is welcome, having 10 gigs is even better, and having 1000 buildings fully connected to Australia's first city-wide ten gigabit network in rad Adelaide is a landmark, strategic achievement delivering world-class digital infrastructure.

20th October 2020

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Aussie Broadband ASX IPO gets off to solid start Aussie Broadband, or ABB as it is now designated on the ASX, has a current share price of $1.90 at time of publication, 90c more than its $1 IPO, and while it's down from a high of $2.22, ABB's prospects are definitely strong.

19th October 2020

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Telecoms customers ‘satisfaction’ holds up despite pandemic impact Despite significant impacts on Australia’s telecommunications services and infrastructure by the Covid-19 pandemic, customer satisfaction improved slightly during the most recent quarter, according to a new report by telecoms lobby group Communications Alliance.

17th August 2020

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ACCC loses pre-payment case appeal against TPG The Australian consumer watchdog has lost an appeal against a pre-payment scheme being used by telecommunications provider TPG Telecom, with the Full Federal Court finding for the company on Thursday.

31st July 2020

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EME levels near small cell base stations very low, says ACMA Electromagnetic energy (EME) levels at radio transmitters for mobile phone services at small cell sites across Australia are very low, according to a new report by the telecommunications regulator ACMA.

25th June 2020

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TPG-Vodafone merger gets foreign investment board green light  The Australian Foreign Investment Review Board has give Vodafone Hutchison Australia the final regulatory approval needed for its merger with TPG Telecom.

8th May 2020

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Bevan Slattery gets behind new company building submarine cable Tech entrepreneur Bevan Slattery has started a new Australian company called SUB.CO that will shortly commence building the only submarine cable directly connecting continental Australia and the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

6th March 2020

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Vodafone Australia - TPG merger cleared to proceed A merger between two of Australia's largest telcos Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG Telecom has been given the green light after a successful court challenge to an initial ACCC ruling in regard to 'lessened competition.'

13th February 2020