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Telstra has announced it is raising the cost of its monthly mobile plans by $3 to $4, citing rising inflation as the driver.

The proposed Telstra/TPG merger under review by the ACCC is drawing strong opinions from the industry, with Commpete chair Michelle Lim accusing Telstra of dishonesty and says the concentration of spectrum assets in fewer hands will have worrying consequences for regional Australians.

The Telstra/TPG network sharing agreement is before the ACCC but has already drawn criticism from Optus. TPG Telecom general manager external affairs James Rickards says Optus is terrified because it knows the deal brings choice and competition to regional Australia.

Optus has called on The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to oppose the effective merger of Telstra and TPG’s regional and rural mobile networks.

End-to-end payment gateway and management platform for the property management industry, Managed App, has raised $5.3 million and appointed co-founder Nick Bouris as CEO.

Telstra has committed to independently reviewing its processes and platforms in response to a demand from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

Australian-founded human capital management consultancy Smart WFM has appointed bestselling author Andrew Griffiths to the new role of advisor and director of marketing, branding and messaging.

Founded by Peter Adderton, Boost is the best pre-paid provider on the full Telstra network, and thus arguably the best pre-paid provider in Australia, with over 700,000 customers, new awards for customer satisfaction, network reliability and being most recommended, in what is a great boost for Boost Mobile.

Telecommunications giant Telstra and media asset management specialist Silver Trak Digital's new 5G Cinema Direct content delivery service gets digital content to cinemas, content distributors and movie studios.

Telstra announced it had entered into an agreement with Fetch as its new platform for Telstra TV and to evolve Telstra’s home and entertainment proposition.

IT management software specialist has promoted Steve Shaw to the role of ANZ country manager.

Telstra has announced the winners of its inaugural  2022 Best of Business Awards which celebrate small and medium sized businesses, with businesses lauded for their innovation and expertise.

Australia's biggest telco Telstra says any issues that arise prior to its acquisition of the Pacific assets of Digicel are matter for the seller to resolve.

Telstra has switched on a brand-new SMS scam filter to better protect its customers from scam text messages, blocking them at a network level before they reach devices.

Telstra announced a boost in the support it offers customers in regional, remote and outer-metro areas by increasing the number of local on-the-ground experts as well as boosting support for community organisations and events.

Telecommunications provider Digicel says it is looking at its legal options to get a tax imposed on it by Papua New Guinea removed, warning that this could delay the sale of its Pacific assets to Telstra.

In the latest shock news for Telstra's retiring CEO, Andy Penn will announce just after midday today his intention to take the reins as the new executive chair of the NBN from September 2022.

Telstra's announcement on Wednesday that chief financial officer Vicki Brady would replace chief executive Andrew Penn indicates that there will be no changes to the company's direction in the near future, independent telecommunications consultant Paul Budde says.

UPDATED: Telstra CEO Andy Penn is retiring, and is being replaced by current CFO Vicki Brady.

The need for digital skills became more pronounced during the pandemic with 81% of workers surveyed in Australia reporting they need more skills to cope with changes in their jobs due to the pandemic, according to Amazon Web Services research report.