The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is set to review whether Australians can access basic broadband plans at fair and affordable prices, as part of an inquiry into NBN wholesale charges. The inquiry will examine wholesale prices paid by retail… Read More ›
NBN Co has received a slap down from the ACCC for discriminating between RSPs and for providing Macquarie Telecom with pricing details months ahead of its competitors. The government-owned wholesaler has been given a formal warning over the discrimination with… Read More ›
Sort the service problems or pay the price. That the message from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, as it proposes new terms – including increased rebates for missed appointments, late connections and unresolved faults – in an effort to… Read More ›
Complaints about service quality, connections and migrations involving Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) rose in the first six months of 2019, despite complaints relating to the country’s broader telecommunications services falling overall during the year ending June. This is according… Read More ›
NBN Co – the company rolling out the Australian national broadband network – will allow operators of traffic signals, automatic teller machines and other specialised devices to select services over its access network through their retail service providers. According to… Read More ›
NBN Co has proposed a series of wholesale discounts and higher capacity inclusions across its products as part of its latest industry consultation round, but refuses to bow to telco pressure to drop its controversial connectivity virtual circuit (CVC) charge. … Read More ›
Telecommunications provider BVivid has been hit by more than A$25,000 in penalties for making telemarketing calls that “likely misled” consumers transitioning to the National Broadband Network (NBN). BVivid provides a number of telecommunications services to Australian businesses and individual consumers,… Read More ›
NBN Co has adopted Infinera’s Transcend Network Automation software-defined networking offering in a bid to dramatically improve its open-access broadband network. According to Infinera, its SDN-based dynamic service rerouting capabilities for dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM)-based networks allow network operators to restore… Read More ›
TPG Telecom’s (ASX:TPM) aborted mobile network rollout plans have hit the telecommunications provider’s finances for the year to the tune of A$236.8 million. The publicly-listed telco halted its mobile network rollout in January after the Australian Government banned the use… Read More ›
NBN Co has revealed that it does not expect to find itself in a cash flow positive state until at least Financial Year 2023, a year later than the National Broadband Network (NBN) builder’s previous estimates released last year. According… Read More ›
The local arm of US telco giant Verizon has signed a reseller deal with NBN Co to supply the National Broadband Network (NBN) builder’s Enterprise Ethernet offering to its local customer base. The move gives Verizon Australia’s local customers, the… Read More ›
If the National Broadband Network (NBN) can’t meet all of its stated goals and obligations once the rollout is complete, the ability for Australians to access affordable and high-quality services over the network may be “negatively affected”. This is according… Read More ›
Thaicom-owned rural and regional satellite internet service provider IPSTAR Broadband has launched a new unmetered and non-speed-restricted broadband option dubbed Sky Muster Plus, providing data for essential services such as emails, general browsing, social media and PC and smartphone software… Read More ›
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is calling on the NBN Co and RSPs to take action on the 12.4% of Australian broadband subscribers who are still facing underperforming broadband services. The ACCC’s Measuring Broadband Australia report found that, while broadband… Read More ›
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has fined seven telcos a combined total of $88,200 for failing to comply with rules aimed at ensuring consumers receive adequate information about their National Broadband Network (NBN) services. Telechoice, My Net Fone,… Read More ›
NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia’s national broadband network has named Will Irving as its Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer. With less than twelve months of intensive construction left, NBN Co said Irving’s depth of corporate experience and leadership… Read More ›
The newly minted UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has doubled down on his campaign promise to ensure all UK households can get full fibre broadband connections by 2025. During his first round of Prime Minister Questions (PMQs), Mr Johnson committed to “accelerat[ing]… Read More ›