CommsWire - 9 May 2019

ACCC says it opposes TPG-Vodafone merger A day before it was scheduled to announce its decision on the proposed merger between TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison Australia, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been forced to announce it is opposed to the merger.

CommsWire - 6 May 2019

TPG, Vodafone will make concessions to ensure merger: analyst TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison Australia are tipped to make sufficient concessions to the ACCC that would see TPG remaining in the market as a price-fighter brand, three days ahead of a final decision on the proposed merger is due to be handed down.

CommsWire - 3 May 2019

ACCC wants continued regulation of wholesale mobile services Australia’s competition watchdog, the ACCC, has proposed that the country’s wholesale mobile voice services should continue to be regulated for a further five years.

CommsWire - 2 May 2019

British defence minister sacked over Huawei policy leak British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has been sacked for leaking information about the UK's policy on Huawei which was decided at a meeting of the country's National Security Council on 23 April.

CommsWire - 10 April 2019

Vodafone's Berroeta has one thing in spades: chutzpah COMMENT: Vodafone Hutchison Australia chief executive Iñaki Berroeta certainly does not lack chutzpah. He is now floating the idea that VHA should be paid compensation because the company cannot use Huawei gear in its 5G network rollout.

CommsWire - 22 March 2019

ACCC sets 9 May as decision day for TPG-Vodafone merger The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has announced that it will hand down its final decision on the proposed merger between TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison Australia on 9 May.

CommsWire - 4 March 2019

Coles snubs Telstra, cuts $100m NBN deal with Optus Retail giant Coles has unveiled a multi-year $100 million partnership with the business division of Singtel Optus to move its outlets to the national broadband network.

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 - 26 February 2019

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.

CommsWire - 18 February 2019

NBN Co sees ARPU, revenue rise; loses $1.7b for HY19 NBN Co has increased the average revenue it earns per user by a dollar to $45 and has more than 4.6 million premises connected as of the end of the half-year 2019, the company's chief executive Stephen Rue says.