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‘Premature’ 3G shutdown risks public safety, inquiry warns

Justin Hendry — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 09:18:38 +0000

Australia’s 3G network shutdown should not go ahead as planned later this month, with a Senate committee warning the dangers it poses to public safety are “too great to ignore”. The committee has called on Communications minister Michelle Rowland to “urgently” meet with Telstra and Optus to postpone the shutdown, which is slated to take...

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ACCC uncovers Google’s secret ad deal with Telstra and Optus

Joseph Brookes — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 07:09:23 +0000

The competition regulator has uncovered deals between Google and Australia’s biggest telcos that saw the tech giant’s search services preinstalled on mobile phones in exchange for a cut of its digital ad revenue. Optus and Telstra held the deals with Google since at least 2017 but have provided the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)...

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3G shutdown in spotlight after minister intervenes

Justin Hendry — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 03:53:06 +0000

Communications minister Michelle Rowland took the unprecedented step this week of intervening in the upcoming shutdown of Telstra and Optus’ 3G networks to ensure that more is done to notify customers that they may be affected. The minister’s intervention appears to have occurred as a response to the growing concern among the community that the...

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Readying for the looming 3G network shutdown

Justin Hendry — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 20:12:11 +0000

The three mobile network operators are progressively closing their 3G networks. TPG Telecom (Vodafone) commenced a progressive 3G network closure from 15 December 2023. Telstra will follow with a gradual shutdown of its 3G network commencing 30 June 2024. Optus commences its gradual shutdown on September 2024. Devices that only support 3G should be replaced...

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Tech giants, unis meet to discuss NSW digital strategy

Justin Hendry — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 08:14:13 +0000

Representatives from the biggest technology companies and leading universities convened in Sydney on Wednesday to discuss New South Wales’ next blueprint for digital services. Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, SAP and Salesforce were among the tech giants invited to the roundtable, which was also attended by Sydney’s four biggest universities and the Australian Information Industry Association....

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New govt data centre panel puts spotlight on green credentials

Justin Hendry — Thu, 18 May 2023 05:58:31 +0000

A new panel of data centre providers pursuing government contracts have had to bare their green credentials by meeting a “strengthened” set of standards as the federal government becomes more attune to ESG. The Digital Transformation Agency has settled on the 18 companies that will make up its new Data Centre Panel, following an 18...

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Fixing regional mobile is the Albanese govt’s NBN moment

James Riley — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 23:20:56 +0000

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has decided not to grant authorisation for the proposed regional mobile network arrangements between Telstra and TPG Telecom. In doing so the ACCC has thrown down the gauntlet to the Albanese Government by arguing that infrastructure competition in regional and remote areas will remain a key plank of...

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Govt intervention needed to revamp regional telecommunications

James Riley — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 06:26:47 +0000

Government intervention is urgently needed to revamp the telecommunications market in regional and rural areas. Failure to act could set back telecommunications competition in regional and rural areas. The intervention should occur before the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) releases its determination on the proposal by Telstra and TPG Telecom for three interrelated agreements...

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ACCC’s Telstra-TPG deal decision will shape telco market for decades to come

catherine@innovationaus.com — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:33:13 +0000

Pressure is mounting on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over an agreement between Telstra Corporation Limited and TPG Telecom Limited that has the potential to shape the telecommunications market for decades to come. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) received an application for merger approval from Telstra and TPG on May 23, 2022...

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‘No underlying issues’ with telco complaint handling: ACMA

Brandon How — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:57:29 +0000

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found very high rates of small business complaint handling compliance by telecommunications companies in Australia following the completion of its six-month audit. Beginning in December 2021, the audit looked at data collected between June and November 2021, with up to 600 small business customer complaints made to the...

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