Telcos taken to task for broadband breaches
As the NBN pushes more spectrum into the bush, the big three telcos have been hauled in by the ACCC to explain themselves.
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Telstra accused of duping customers
The country’s biggest telcos are being taken to court for allegedly misleading hundreds of thousands of Aussies over this one integral thing.
Telstra in $350m digital health swoop
The telco giant has scooped up software firm MedicalDirector after reaching a deal with owner Affinity Equity Partners.
North Avoca beach shack record sale
A knockdown shack in the NSW beach enclave has sold off market for a record $8.1m to a Sydney buyer set to build a new luxury home.
‘Game changer’: Telstra reveals big switch
Telstra is making a massive switch on its phones across the country. The move is being labelled by some as a ‘game changer’.
Telstra makes payphones free
The telco says 11 million calls were made from payphones in the past year.
Taxpayers ‘may overpay in Telstra-Digicel deal’
A major player in discussions about Digicel Pacific says Australian taxpayers risk paying an inflated price in a bid to stop China acquiring the Pacific telco.
Open borders, learn to live with Covid: Smith-Gander
Chairs of CBA, Telstra and Zip Co blast lockdowns and call for more policy, less politics in fighting the pandemic.
How Telstra’s Pacific deal could stymie China
Telstra’s potential deal to buy Digicel Pacific for up to $2bn – with most of that federal government money – makes little sense unless strategic imperatives are factored in.
Telstra in talks on government-backed Digicel deal
Telstra says any purchase of Digicel’s Pacific assets would be backed by a ‘significant government funding and support package’.
Telstra in $95m Adelaide business buyout
An Adelaide businessman’s payday has come with a $95m majority Telstra buyout after 26 years of developing global healthcare solutions.
Penn’s warning on cyber threat
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn has issued a stern warning about the rise of supercomputers and artificial intelligence.
Workers will want to stay at home, says Telstra CEO
Telstra boss Andy Penn says a survey of his workers reveals many want to spend a few days a week working from home even after the Covid-19 pandemic dissipates.
Telstra to refund 50,000 customers
The telco will pay back more than $25m to tens of thousands of customers who were ‘let down’ by slower-than-promised internet speeds.
Slow NBN forces Telstra to refund millions
Telstra will refund tens of millions of dollars to nearly 50,000 customers over slower than promised NBN speeds.
Telstra to refund customers millions
Telstra will spend $25m in refunds for nearly 50,000 customers in relation to slower than promised NBN speeds.
Telstra reprimanded as customers left hanging
Almost 50,000 customers were not told their internet would never achieve the maximum speeds advertised.
Telstra, TPG pool 4G signals
Two telco competitors have “restacked” their bandwidth to offer better 4G services.
Roaming ban ‘puts lives in danger’
Liberal senator Sarah Henderson has lashed out at Telstra for preventing Australian mobile phone users from roaming between signal towers.
Approval risks spur Telstra’s early towers deal
Telstra’s decision to sell 49 per cent stake in its telecoms towers portfolio was likely to have taken into consideration Foreign Investment Review Board approval risks.
Why AGL is splitting its operations
The AGL demerger highlights how investor demand for environmentally sustainable returns is playing a key role in corporate boardrooms.
Investors laud Telstra’s $2.8bn towers deal
Telstra shares rise as it says 50pc of the proceeds of the sale of a stake in its towers business will be returned to shareholders.
Future Fund exits Optus towers race
Future Fund and Morrison & Co drop out of list of bidders for stake in Optus’s tower portfolio following Telstra deal.
ASX up 24% for financial year
ASX 200 was up 24% for the financial year, but only gained slightly at the close. Telstra fires, while AGL Energy weighed on the index.
Telstra confident of rural 5G coverage
A global record of transferring 5G data between two locations 113 kilometres apart has given Telstra more confidence it can cover regional and remote areas with 5G.
Surgeon sues over assault slur
A surgeon who unmasked the identity of an anonymous reviewer by suing Telstra has launched a defamation case against the commentator – a fellow doctor who allegedly posed as a patient.
Telstra lands largest ever IoT deal
The telco will deploy 1 million connected devices in a multi-million dollar partnership with this Australian utility company.
Telstra, Seven West to fire up HealthEngine float
The Telstra and Seven West Media-backed online health directory HealthEngine is believed to be launching an initial public offering.
Telstra mulling e-health play
Telstra is believed to be firming as the favourite to win the contest to buy Affinity Equity Partners’ Medical Director business, according to sources.
How bosses could show they mean business on clean energy
If corporate leaders are serious about reducing carbon emissions, they’d lobby to remove Australia’s ban on using nuclear power.
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