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The coronavirus pandemic will not prevent the merger between Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG Telecom from going ahead by mid-year, the two companies involved have…
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Telecoms & NBN
Wednesday, 25 March 2020 11:53
COVID-19 puts extra strain on Internet, telcos urged to purchase more capacity
By Peter Dinham
One in three (39%) Australians already face regular streaming dropouts and the demand for the Internet is about to surge as more Australians remain housebound…
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NBN Co is allowing satellite users to consume additional data during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tuesday, 24 March 2020 16:54
Aussie Broadband hit with ‘high demand' for services from home workers
By Peter Dinham
Broadband retail service provider Aussie Broadband has pleaded with its customer seeking support for their services to use its free My Aussie app or portal…
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Telecoms & NBN
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 16:10
New draft telecoms industry code to combat scams released for public comment
By Peter Dinham
Telecommunications lobby group Communications Alliance is seeking public comment on a proposed new industry code designed to combat scam calls to consumers at risk of…
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- Communications Alliance
- Scams
- telecommunications
- scam calls
- Industry Code
- defruading
- Fraud
- Communications Alliance Working Committee
- y John Laughlin
- Telstra
- Telecommunications service providers
- Regulator
- ACMA
- Australian Communications & Media Authority ACMA
- John Stanton
- scammers
- Australia
- Peter Dinham
Thirty thousand to 40,000 additional connections are being made every week to the National Broadband Network as the rollout of the network continues.
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Telecoms & NBN
Monday, 23 March 2020 02:37
Union wants businesses to follow Telstra decision to put job cuts on hold during COVID-19 crisis
By Peter Dinham
The union representing Telstra workers wants all Australian businesses to follow suit with the telco’s decision to put on hold any further job cuts for…
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Telecoms & NBN
Friday, 20 March 2020 12:19
COVID-19: Telstra says no additional job cuts for next six months
By Sam Varghese
Telstra has announced that it would put on hold any further job cuts for the next six months, adding that its program to cut 8000…
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Thursday, 19 March 2020 10:35
TIO continues to receive phone, Internet complaints as COVID-19 forces home working
By Peter Dinham
There’s no letup in the work of the telecommunications consumer protection agency, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, despite the coronavirus crisis forcing its own workers to…
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Wednesday, 18 March 2020 18:23
NBN Co waives additional capacity charges of up to 40% till May
By Sam Varghese
The company rolling out Australia's national broadband network will waive charges for up to 40% additional use of CVC by retail service providers from 23…
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Re: iTWire - Labor calls for telcos to get capacity relief if NBN becomes congested
Are you really surprised when the COALition turned something with incredible potential into a cluster fark of the mess we[…]
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Re: iTWire - Covid-19 puts extra strain on Internet, telcos urged to purchase more capacity
I didn't vote for the COALition idiots but I still suffer on FTTN being too far from the node to[…]
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Read an article yesterday (28 March) Laurie where they had peaked at 3.03Tb. I guess you can do that when[…]
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