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Vocus Group Takeover Poised To Pass Penultimate Hurdle

Computer Daily News June 22, 2021 No Comments

The $3.5 billion takeover of telecom Vocus is expected to pass its penultimate hurdle today after the Foreign Investment Review Board cleared the acquisition last week. Control of Vocus Group…

ACCC Slams TPG-Vodafone Merger As Mobile Prices Soar

Jake Nelson June 21, 2021 No Comments

The ACCC has cried “I told you so” over the TPG-Vodafone merger, pointing out that mobile plan prices have risen at all three major telcos following the deal. Since July…

Customer Outrage At Internet Outage

Jake Nelson June 17, 2021 No Comments

Australians are venting their anger and frustration at the mystery outage that took down service across a huge chunk of the internet, including the big four banks. DownDetector has been…

Superloop Snaps Up Exetel For $110 Million

Jake Nelson June 8, 2021 No Comments

Superloop is forking out $110 million to buy Exetel, the largest independent internet service provider in Australia. The deal, which includes $100 million cash and $10 million in Superloop shares,…

Federal Court Slugs Vocus $2.5 Million For Dodo And iPrimus Claims

Jake Nelson June 2, 2021 No Comments

Dodo and iPrimus, both owned by the Vocus Group, have been fined to the tune of $2.5 million between them for misleading claims about their NBN speeds. The Federal Court…

Swoop Back On ASX

Computer Daily News May 31, 2021 No Comments

Telecommunications company Swoop has relisted on the ASX following a 15-fold oversubscribed $20 million capital raise. The fixed wireless and wholesale network infrastructure carrier chaired by Vocus founder James Spenceley…

Telstra, Optus, TPG Spend Big On mmWave Spectrum

Computer Daily News April 26, 2021 No Comments

Australian carriers coughed up hundreds of millions of dollars in the recent 26GHz spectrum auction. Five companies have won spectrum in the Australian Communications and Media Authority auction in the…

Complaints To Aussie Telco Companies Down 25% During December Quarter

Nathan Jolly April 23, 2021 No Comments

Are telecommunications companies getting better, or has COVID-19 turned us into a more patient nation? Maybe it’s a little from column A and a little from column B, as the…

Optus Announces Service Pause Option

Rose Daisley April 12, 2021 No Comments

Optus has announced its latest offering: no service. In a surprising – and refreshing, really – evolution of the telco company’s business, Optus has answered the calls of its customers…

Telco Superfone Cops $300k Fine For Dodgy Telemarketing

April Glover March 26, 2021 No Comments

Telco company Superfone has been slapped with a $300,000 fine in the Federal Court for misleading customers and making unsolicited telemarketing calls to vulnerable members of the community. In proceedings…