Major telco accused of ‘tricking’ Aussies
Vodafone is calling for the ACCC to investigate its rival Telstra after claiming the telco giant has been misleading its customers for more than a decade.
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Battle stations ready as Telcos chase share
Australian consumers are set to benefit as Vodafone and Optus seek new ad agencies and prepare marketing offensives to take on Telstra’s dominance in the telco category.
Telstra coverage ‘inflated’ by a million square kilometres: TPG
Telstra says it provides three million square kilometres of coverage but for one million of those customers must spend thousands of dollars on extra equipment, TPG alleges.
Space race: Telstra, Musk satellite deal to go live ‘in months’
Australia’s biggest telco says it’s months away from launching direct-to-smartphone text messages with Elon Musk’s Starlink, upping the ante in a coverage war with rivals Optus and Vodafone owner TPG.
Telstra joins Silicon Valley rush to sort customer woes
Australia’s biggest telco is setting up an AI hub in America’s Silicon Valley as part of a $700m investment to tackle soaring customer complaints and accelerate its transformation.
Telstra poaches Microsoft Australia boss
Microsoft’s local boss Steven Worrall is leaving the tech titan to helm Telstra’s $15bn infrastructure business as the telco bets big on artificial intelligence.
Vodafone hits satellite milestone as Optus faces Musk woes
Vodafone owner TPG has leapfrogged rival Optus to send its first direct-to-smartphone text message from Lynk Global’s fleet of low-orbiting satellites.
Telstra outage resolved after email chaos
A Telstra outage that left customers struggling to access their emails for more than 12 hours has now been resolved.
Telstra outage resolved after email chaos
A Telstra outage that left customers struggling to access their emails for more than 12 hours has now been resolved.
‘Fed up Aussies’ ditch Telstra’s ‘expensive’ plans
Vodafone-owner TPG says its $1.6bn network sharing deal with Optus has yielded a 40 per cent surge in new customers as Aussies ditch Telstra. Time for a better deal?
‘It’s woke to be anti-woke’: Macquarie boss
A new gender gap is forming as men are quicker to adopt AI tools than women, Telstra boss Vicki Brady says. While Macquarie’s CEO is adamant ‘diversity is good for business’.
Should you buy into boring stocks right now?
Telstra, Woolworths, Coles and Origin Energy are among the companies that may be worth a closer look as share markets struggle.
Optus mobile towers down, Telstra urges payphone use as cyclone hits
Optus has lost access to 45 of its mobile towers as Cyclone Alfred causes blackouts, and Telstra is urging customers to use payphones. Here’s a storm phone coverage guide.
Telstra offloads venture capital unit in ‘fire sale’
Australia’s biggest telco has sold its interests in a venture capital fund at a steep discount, as it opts to invest in its network rather than tech start-ups.
Inside Telstra’s mission to disrupt itself
Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady says the telco needs to ‘disrupt the status quo’ and monetise its network so the AI boom doesn’t slip through its fingers, allowing tech titans to cut its lunch.
Top tips to strengthen your share portfolio
Investment experts deliver their latest buy, hold and sell recommendations for Australian listed companies.
Technology will place gag on Telstra’s regional boasts
Michelle Rowland’s plans to mandate mobile emergency coverage in the bush using low Earth orbit satellites to keep people connected opens the door to Telstra’s rivals.
Telco misleads 9k customers over NBN speeds
Telstra downgraded the upload speeds for thousands of its Belong NBN customers without telling them or lowering the price.
How to get a better deal at Telstra
Sick of paying through the roof for mobile plans at Telstra? Chief executive Vicki Brady says you can get a better deal. Here are the options.
Big win for Telstra shareholders
Telstra says its heavy investment in the Australian network is paying off, as the telco announces massive payouts to shareholders.
Telstra defends price hikes amid $800m upgrade
Australia’s biggest telco has defended price hikes as it spends $800m upgrading its network to power the AI boom and rewards shareholders with a hefty dividend increase.
ASX 200 hits 5-week low; $2.4bn for Whyalla Steelworks
Fortescue leads mining losses. Banks continue to sink. Goodman down on equity raising. Megaport top gainer as Telstra, Wesfarmers also lift. Rescue package for SA steel plant. Jobs rise more than expected.
ASX pares losses; Bendigo Bank, Westpac lead bank falls
Margin pressures dent Westpac, Bendigo Bank earnings. BlueScope, A2 Milk lift on results beat. Star investors buoyed by new financing offer from Oaktree. Audinate leaps as cost controls improve earnings.
CDPQ zeroes in on CDC as Telstra considers asset sales
Data centres are in strong demand from investors, and asset owners are cashing in.
Telstra and CBA’s breakthrough on bogus accounts
The nation’s largest bank and telco say they’re already in talks to licence breakthrough fraud technology to Telstra’s largest rivals Optus and TPG.
More expensive for a reason: Telstra hits back in price wars
Rivals claim Telstra is ‘taxing’ Australians with expensive mobile phone plans. But Telstra has hit back, saying there is a reason why it charges so much to access its network.
Vodafone, Optus vow to end Telstra’s ‘tax’
Vodafone says Australians have been paying too much for mobile phone plans but its $1.6bn network sharing deal with Optus will change that and challenge Telstra.
Official: Fastest player in NRL revealed, shock runner-up
While the award for the NRL’s fastest man goes to a known speedster, a shock contender has claimed No.2 honours. We reveal the fastest players at every club in 2024 based on official Telstra Tracker data.
Why Telstra’s boss is taking a different approach to building AI
Telstra chief Vicki Brady has more than a hundred ways which AI can be used across the telco and now she wants the technology to be fast tracked.
Bush telegraph to go hi-tech as Telstra tests texting with Starlink
The nation’s largest telco is working with Elon Musk’s Starlink to allow rural Australian customers in isolated areas to send text messages via satellites.
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