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Telstra Adds Free Foxtel Now To Mobile Plans

Jon Bragg September 5, 2017 No Comments

Telstra has refreshed its mobile phone plans ahead of the release of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, offering more data as well as free access to Foxtel Now on higher-end post-paid…

Telstra Ends Third Party Billing

Computer Daily News August 30, 2017 No Comments

Telstra has ended the practice of third-party subscription-based content providers charging for their products via the telco’s customer bills. Third-party billing was previously used for subscription services such as mobile…

Optus To Refund Customers For Slow NBN

Jon Bragg August 22, 2017 No Comments

Optus said it plans to reimburse customers who are not able to receive the NBN speeds they signed up for. Following Telstra’s admission in May that it would offer refunds to almost 8,000…

Shares Tumble As Vocus Suitors Say ‘No Thank You’

Computer Daily News August 22, 2017 No Comments

Australia’s No 4 telco Vocus has ended talks with its two suitors, KKR and Affinity Equity Partners, both of which had put forward $2.2 billion bids for the Australian company,…

Vocus Takes A $1.5 Billion Hit

Computer Daily News August 18, 2017 No Comments

No. 4 – or is it No. 5? – telco and fibre networking outfit Vocus has warned that its profit would fall short of guidance and it planned to take…

Telstra Shares Plunge After Dividend Cut

Jon Bragg August 17, 2017 No Comments

Telstra shares have fallen by over 8% to the lowest point in almost five years after the telco announced it will cut dividends by 30%. As part of its earnings for…

Telstra’s Mobile Market Share In Decline

Jon Bragg August 16, 2017 No Comments

Telstra experienced a decline in mobile phone market share for the quarter ending June 30, but still remains well ahead of other competitors. The telco held 39.5% of the total mobile…

Vodafone Streamlines Postpaid Plans As Telstra Stumbles

Fergus Halliday August 16, 2017 No Comments

Vodafone has moved to simplify its mobile offering by doing away with two-year lock in consumer contracts for plans that combine voice, text and data. “Not only have we made…

Optus: Revenue Up, Profit Down

Jon Bragg August 11, 2017 No Comments

Optus has reported an increase in operating revenue for its first quarter ending June 30, partially offsetting a drop in underlying net profit during the period. A “solid quarter” of business transformation…

Complaints For Telstra & Optus Continue To Increase

Jon Bragg August 10, 2017 No Comments

Telstra and Optus have seen an increase in complaints for the second quarter of 2017 to the highest levels in at least four years. In the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s quarterly ‘Complaints…