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Telstra drops $2.20 billing sting
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Industry

2009-11-03 19:38:26
Ahead of a busy annual general meeting in Sydney today, Telstra chief David Thodey said the company would drop its controversial $2.20 surcharge for customers paying bills over the counter.


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Telstra launches multi-user business mobile plans
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Services

2009-11-03 03:27:55
More than a year after similar initiatives from Optus and Vodafone, Telstra has launched mobile plans that enable businesses to share usage quotas across multiple users.


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iiNet expands regional DSLAM network
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Networks

2009-11-01 16:46:36
iiNet is to expand its DSLAM network with installations in  Campbelltown, Coffs Harbour and Wollongong in NSW, Mooloolaba, Caloundra and Toowoomba in Queensland, Geelong in Victoria and Bunbury in West Australia.


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Survey finds consumers want regulatory change: CCC
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-10-28 02:52:48
Competitive carriers have turned up the pressure on Senators not to delay the passage of Government's telecommunications reforms, releasing survey results that they say demonstrate support for the measures among regional Australians.


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Telcos unite to call for rapid passages of telecoms reform bill
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-10-24 19:03:19
Most of Australia's tier 2 carriers have bandied together to issue a joint statement calling on all members of Parliament and senators to support the passage of the telecoms reform legislation and not to delay considering it.


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Optus revamps wireless broadband prices
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Services

2009-10-22 04:57:46
Optus has launched a number of new contract wireless broadband plans that offer almost twice the data quota of current plans, but for the first year only.


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Virgin Mobile launches first wireless, wireless modem
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-10-11 21:39:11
Virgin Mobile has introduced a battery-powered 3G wireless modem router and WiFi access point that enables three computers to simultaneously access the Internet over the Optus 3G network. It is claimed to be the first such device on the market in Australia.


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Optus sinks the boot in over Telstra delay proposal
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-10-09 06:13:37
Telstra rival Singtel Optus has taken the opportunity to launch a broadside at the incumbent fixed line carrier over its public submission to the Senate inquiry into regulatory reform, which urges the Senate to delay debate on the National Broadband Network until after the Government's implementation study is complete.


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Websense signs agreement with Alphawest
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2009-10-06 22:34:16
Web solutions provider, Websense, has signed a deal with Optus subsidiary, Alphawest, to deliver Websense hosted email and web security solutions as an on-demand service to its Australian customers.


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Alphawest strengthens links to Cisco's data centre technology
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-09-29 02:23:10
Optus' IT services subsidiary, Alphawest, has got it hands on the first specimen in the Asia Pacific of Cisco's C-series rack mounted servers, a component of the Cisco Unified Computing System, Cisco's push into the virtualised data centre market:


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Former Optus GM joins ICT Networks to drive regional growth
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology people

Category: Appointments

2009-09-15 23:31:33
A former general manager of Optus has joined enterprise solutions provider, ICT Networks, as the company looks to cement recent growth and its position in the Asia Pacific region off the back of recent contract wins.



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Hard deadline: Conroy calls last drinks at Telstra saloon
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-09-15 04:18:03
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy expects the complex negotiations with Telstra over its regulatory future to be complete by the beginning of December, and says enough preparatory work has already been done to make that deadline realistic.


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Major telcos promise to tell the truth when advertising
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-09-14 02:11:45
Australia's three largest telecoms operators (and their subsidiary MVNOs) have given a court enforceable undertaking to the ACCC that, according to the ACCC, commits them to "the basic principle of truth in advertising."


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Optus launches new app for iPhone customers
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2009-09-14 00:21:16
Optus has today come out with a new application that allows its customers using an iPhone to check their billings, monitor their call and data usage, as well as accessing other services, all for free.



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VHA close to being Australia's number two mobile operator
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-09-13 23:31:16
VHA, the mobile operator formed from the merger of Vodafone Australia and Hutchison Australia, has overtaken Optus in 3G customer numbers, has the highest monthly per customer revenue of any of the three operators and is neck-and-neck with Optus on overall revenues, according to market researcher, Telsyte.


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Optus sponsors Livewire social networking for sick kids
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-09-07 14:55:38
Optus has become the exclusive telecommunications sponsor of children's charity Starlight's Livewire initiative aimed at providing Internet access to chronically sick children, in hospitals and at home.


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Optus' interactive voice response system to be removed
Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!

Category: All things technical

2009-08-28 23:37:24
Customer service automated telephone systems such as "if you want to be connected to 'sales' please say 'yes' " are the bane of everyone's lives.  Optus is finally about to remove theirs.



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Top ten fuel Oz outsourcing growth
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Outsourcing

2009-08-25 22:00:53
IT outsourcing services continue to be in demand from Australian businesses looking for cost efficiencies in the economic downturn, with a combination of onshore, nearshore and offshore outsourcing delivery models from vendors expected to be more prevalent as the market matures.


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TIO names and shames
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news

Category: Telecoms

2009-08-24 23:00:01
The Australian Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s (TIO) office has released a report analysing complaints they have received against essentially all Australian telecommunications companies.  This report reflects the TIO’s desire to assist with improvement rather than simply wielding a big stick.


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Australian Optus D3 satellite launched on Ariane 5
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2009-08-23 17:39:08
The latest Optus satellite was put into orbit this weekend by an Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift launcher.


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