Digicel Not On Telstra’s Radar Before Govt Stepped In
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August 13, 2021
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Telstra CEO Andy Penn has insisted Telstra will only take a minority stake in Digicel Pacific, and that it would be a... Read More
Telstra Lures Samsung Foldable Pre-Orders With Free TVs
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August 12, 2021
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Telstra is giving away 4K Samsung smart TVs as pre-order bonuses with Samsung’s new foldables. Until September 9, customers who preorder either... Read More
Telstra Claims “Momentum” Despite 11% Revenue Slump
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August 12, 2021
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Telstra says it is in a strong position heading into the 2022 financial year, with an increase in net profit despite falls... Read More
ACCC Takes Big Three Telcos To Court Over NBN Speeds
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August 9, 2021
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The ACCC is suing Australia’s big three NBN providers, alleging that Telstra, Optus, and TPG all misled customers on their maximum speeds.... Read More
Telstra To Buy Software Group MedicalDirector
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August 9, 2021
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Telstra is swapping the handset for stethoscope as it moves to acquire Australian patient management software company MedicalDirector, according to the Australian... Read More
Telstra Takes The “Pay” Out Of Its Payphones
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August 3, 2021
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Telstra is making its entire network of around 15,000 payphones free for all to use. The move sees standard national calls and... Read More
Telstra TV Adds Disney+
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July 28, 2021
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Telstra has expanded its Telstra TV offering with the addition of the Disney+ app to the service. Starting today, customers across first,... Read More
Who Would Really Benefit From A Telstra Digicel Buyout?
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July 20, 2021
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Concerns have been raised about Telstra being in the hunt for telco Digicel Pacific, with shareholders and analysts suspecting the potential buyout... Read More
Telstra Confirms Interest In Huge Govt-Backed Pacific Expansion
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July 19, 2021
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Telstra has confirmed rumours it is looking to expand its footprint into the South Pacific with a potential $2 billion acquisition. The... Read More
Iconic ACT Landmark Left To Deteriorate
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July 16, 2021
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Telstra Tower has been closed to the public, following reports that the Canberra landmark has been left to deteriorate. The iconic building... Read More
Part Of Telstra Towers Goes Regional
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July 2, 2021
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Telstra says it will direct $75 million from the part sale of its Towers business – announced on Wednesday – to further enhance... Read More
Singtel Sues Telstra As IP Row Heads To Court
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June 28, 2021
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Australian telco Telstra is being sued by Optus owner Singtel in a bitter row over intellectual property. The legal battle comes as... Read More
ACCC Slams TPG-Vodafone Merger As Mobile Prices Soar
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June 21, 2021
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The ACCC has cried “I told you so” over the TPG-Vodafone merger, pointing out that mobile plan prices have risen at all... Read More
Telstra Blitz On Scam Calls
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June 16, 2021
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Telstra has blocked more than 13 million suspected scam calls in the past month, double the number it has blocked in previous... Read More
Telstra To Flog Gas & Electricity
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May 24, 2021
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Telecoms giant Telstra has submitted applications to regulators for approval to sell gas and electricity as early as June. Energy analysts say... Read More
Telstra Accused Of Pressuring Elderly
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May 17, 2021
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As if a $50 million fine wasn’t enough for Telstra for unconscionable behaviour it is now facing fresh accusations of exploiting the... Read More
Telstra Expands 5G Home Internet To More Areas
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May 10, 2021
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Telstra has today announced it is expanding its 5G Home Internet service to more of Australia, and doubling the data limit to... Read More
Telstra Partner Hit With Cyber Attack, Thousands Of SIM Cards Breached
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May 5, 2021
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Schepisi Communications, a Melbourne-based telecommunications provider, has been hit by a cyber attack with sensitive information from tens of thousands of SIM... Read More
Xbox Series X Lands At Telstra
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May 4, 2021
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Telstra has launched its Xbox All Access service giving customers 24 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and an Xbox Series X... Read More
Five Australian Telcos Win 5G Radio Spectrum Rights
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April 23, 2021
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5G services in Australia are about to get a whole lot better, as five Australian telecommunications companies won the rights for radio... Read More
Complaints To Aussie Telco Companies Down 25% During December Quarter
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April 23, 2021
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Are telecommunications companies getting better, or has COVID-19 turned us into a more patient nation? Maybe it’s a little from column A... Read More
Telstra Loses Payphone Battle
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April 19, 2021
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Telstra has lost a bid to install supersized digital payphones in Melbourne and Brisbane. In a long-running affair, Melbourne City Council has... Read More
Battle Begins For mmWave 5G Spectrum
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April 14, 2021
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Australia’s fastest 5G spectrum is officially up for grabs and telcos, satellite firms and communication providers are jostling to get their piece... Read More
Telstra, Optus Escalate 5G Speed Wars
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April 8, 2021
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Telstra has hit back at Optus’ claim yesterday that it achieved “record” 5G speeds at a mmWave test in Brisbane. Optus, working... Read More
Telstra To Split Into Four Entities In Proposed Restructure
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March 22, 2021
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Telstra has today officially announced its proposed restructure, which would see the group split into four separate entities. The legal structure, where... Read More
Telstra Beats Optus, Vodafone In 5G Benchmarks
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March 11, 2021
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Telstra is king in 5G coverage and performance, according to new benchmarking studies from umlaut. In a survey of nine cities –... Read More
Telstra Offloads Sensis For $250m
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March 4, 2021
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US software company Thryv has acquired Sensis, which operates online directories Yellow and White Pages, True Local and Whereis. Previous operators Telstra... Read More
Telstra Pours $8.5m Into Small Business Economy
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March 3, 2021
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Telstra has announced an $8.5 million investment into Australia’s small business economy. The telco giant will hand over major advertising space at... Read More
Telstra Trials Tech To Squash Scam Callers For Good
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February 16, 2021
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Telstra is experimenting with a world-first software which will stop scam callers from reaching Australian victims. The technology, which was developed in-house... Read More
Telstra Revenue Drops 9.7%, Blames Low Mobile Sales & No International Roaming
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February 11, 2021
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Telstra’s revenue fell by 9.7 per cent to $10.98 billion for the first half of FY2021, with the disruption of the NBN and... Read More
Telstra Junks Postpaid Mobile Plans
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February 9, 2021
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Telstra is killing off its postpaid mobile plans, moving all postpaid customers to upfront payments over the coming months. The new system... Read More
Telstra, AWS Team Up To Boost Cloud Services In Oz
Telstra is joining forces with Amazon Web Services to collaborate on new edge computing solutions which it says will bring cloud services... Read More
Half Of Aussies Now Covered By Telstra 5G Network
Telstra has hit an important milestone in its 5G rollout, with more than half of Australians now living within its coverage footprint.... Read More
Are Aussie Telcos Doing Enough To Protect The Financially Vulnerable? ChannelNews Investigates
Last week, Telstra’s ‘unconscionable’ pattern of signing Indigenous customers to post-paid mobile contracts they could not afford nor understand was slammed by... Read More
Gamers Chewed Up More Data Than Netflix Bingers During COVID, Telcos Taking Advantage
Australia’s two biggest telco companies have revealed gamers were the most data-hungry internet users during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, eclipsing... Read More
“Unconscionable” Sales To Indigenous Customers Could Cost Telstra $50M
Telstra could pay out a $50 million settlement over admitted breaches of Australian consumer law and “unconscionable” sales of post-paid mobile products... Read More
Telcos Slam Telstra’s NBN Ambitions, Optus Leading Charge
Optus is leading the charge against Telstra’s grand plans to restructure and buy the NBN, with the telco rival calling on the... Read More
Are Big Three Telco Plans Good Value?
Almost one in five customers of the “big three” telcos – Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone – believe they are not getting their... Read More
US Telcos Desperately Push Free iPhone 12 Deals, So What Are Oz Companies Doing?
US telcos are offering unprecedented pre-order deals for the iPhone 12 and it seems Aussie companies from the likes of Telstra quickly... Read More
iPhone 5G Launch Tipped Snare Telstra Rival Telco Customers
Apple’s 5G iPhone debut is tipped to help Telstra snare customers away from rivals, Optus and TPG, according to latest research from... Read More
Telstra Launches Invite-Only 5G Home Network
Telstra has rolled out its invite-only 5G home network service to select customers, the first time the telco giant has offered 5G... Read More
Telstra Pumps Up High-End NBN Deals – Beginning At $85/Month
MELBOURNE: Telstra claims its latest high-speed NBN offerings are bringing higher quality video calls to high-paying users, even when several household members... Read More
Telstra and TPG Issue Stark Warning Against NBN Co Roll-Out
Telco giants Telstra and TPG have warned a boost by NBN Co into the regional business market will see the government-owned company... Read More
NBN To Invest $700m In Bid To Topple Telstra
NBN Co is set to slash broadband prices and has pledged to invest $700 million over the next three years in a... Read More
Telstra Service To Boost Online Gaming
Telstra is launching a new Game Optimiser service for its broadband customers, which can prioritise online game traffic for a better gaming... Read More
Government, Telstra Join Forces In Bid To Shut Down Scammers
CANBERRA: Telstra has joined forces with the Australian Government to co-launch a cyber-defence program, aimed at identifying and shutting down scammers pretending... Read More
DTA Names Telecoms Suppliers
CANBERRA: The Digital Transformation Agency – part of the Federal Government’s social services portfolio – has named 26 suppliers to form part... Read More
Telcos Breached NBN Migration Rules 8000 Times: ACMA
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has condemned telcos TPG, Optus, Dodo and Telstra for more than 8000 breaches of consumer... Read More
Has Telstra’s Password Database Been Hacked? Customers Not Happy
Telstra appears to have a major password problem with thousands of their customers unable to access their emails or in some cases... Read More
ACCC: 100Mbps Broadband Plans Up 12%
Uptake of 100Mbps high-speed broadband plans has continued to gain steam, with an 11.9% jump culminating in 9.1% of local households on... Read More
