CommsWire - 28 February 2019

Vodafone criticises Telstra call for lower NBN prices Vodafone Hutchison Australia chief executive Iñaki Berroeta has criticised Telstra for seeking a drop in NBN prices at a time when it is receiving $2.5 billion from NBN Co for use of its infrastructure and for customers who have been transferred over.

CommsWire - 5 December 2018

Govt retains arrangements for Universal Service Guarantee The Federal Government has decided that the Universal Service Guarantee will continue to use the existing arrangements for delivering its Universal Service Obligation. Telstra copper and wireless networks will be used in rural and remote Australia for the provision of voice services in NBN fixed wireless and satellite areas.

CommsWire - 5 November 2018

TPG top of the pops in ACCC's third broadband speed test Fixed-line NBN customers are benefitting from competition among Internet service providers to perform well in the ACCC's speed tests, though some consumers continue to get much lower speeds than others on the same plan.

CommsWire - 18 September 2018

TPG sees full-year profit fall as NBN continues to bite TPG Telecom has reported a net profit after tax of $396.9 million for the year ending 31 July, a drop of 4.6% compared to the previous year, with EBITDA of $841.1 million, down 5.6%. The results reflect the continuing pressure on margins caused by the NBN.

CommsWire - 15 December 2017

NBN Co unveils new pricing structure with discounted wholesale costs In what it describes as ?dramatic discounts on its top-tier internet access plans? NBN Co has unveiled a new lower cost wholesale pricing structure for retail service providers. Some welcome the move, while political critics have labelled the announcement as a capitulation.

CommsWire - 7 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.

CommsWire - 3 November 2017

ACCC announces public inquiry into NBN wholesale service standards The ACCC has announced "a public inquiry to determine whether NBN wholesale service standard levels are appropriate, and to consider whether regulation is necessary to improve customer experiences."

CommsWire - 20 September 2017

Bush communications the focus of NBN Co, regional coalition talks Ways of improving broadband access in rural, regional and remote Australia were under the spotlight at a meeting on Tuesday between the regional telecommunications lobby group the Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) and the National Broadband Network executive team.

CommsWire - 13 September 2017

Vodafone Business customers offered 3 months free on 24 month NBN plan Vodafone has emailed its business customers, notifying them its fixed NBN broadband service is coming ?later this year,? inviting them to register ?so you could be eligible for 3 months free?.

CommsWire - 17 May 2017

TPG raises $320m, joins cashed-up Telstra competitors Australia's fourth largest telecommunications player TPG has achieved its targeted fund-raising announced a month ago, raising $320.2 million to help fund its planned new mobile network. TPG has now joined a coterie of well-funded competitors threatening Telstra?s dominance.