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Facebook to start blocking 'apps with minimal utility'
Britain to allow Huawei restricted access to 5G network
Technology campaigners offer plan to fight 'human downgrading'
Google questioned over reports of massive device tracking database
ASIC banks on voice analytics for life insurance sales crackdown
telecommunications
Govt to spend $220m on mobile, co-fund NBN area switches
Responds to regional telecommunications review.
Mar 20 2019 3:44PM
ATO may get direct telco metadata and bank data access
And ‘internet scraping’ tools.
Nov 26 2018 12:00PM
Optus Business alliance to probe AI’s impacts on urban design
Plus telecommunications, education sectors.
Aug 6 2018 6:39AM
Telstra to pursue 'open telco' experiment
Tries to merge parts of three open source projects.
Feb 20 2018 10:00AM
Senate passes controversial telco sector security bill
To be implemented over a 12-month period.
Aug 15 2017 6:21AM
Michael Malone to chair Superloop
Slattery takes chief exec role.
Jun 23 2017 6:50AM
Telstra to upgrade optical network, trial 5G and IoT
To cater to expected traffic growth.
Feb 27 2017 6:07AM
Optus joins Australian 5G race
Signs deal with Nokia to conduct trials next year.
Oct 6 2016 11:19AM
Ericsson boss booted after dire results
Time is up for telco tech supplier chief.
Jul 25 2016 6:20PM
Australia Japan Cable awaits repairs after April break
Traffic rerouted via ring architecture.
Jul 12 2016 6:55AM
US watchdog wins net neutrality fight against providers
Common carriage ruling has far-reaching impact.
Jun 15 2016 6:50AM
Vodafone, Sky TV in multi-billion NZ merger
To form media and telco behemoth.
Jun 9 2016 9:33AM
Rio Tinto restructures iron ore telecoms
Creates new business unit and NOC.
Jun 7 2016 6:36AM
Telstra DNS outage causes customer grief
Two-hour interruption to services.
May 13 2016 6:51AM
ACMA review proposes 'full-stack' comms regulation
Four-layer regulatory structure.
May 9 2016 6:27AM
ACCC takes SoleNet telco battle to the federal court
Seeks to shut down alleged repeat offender.
Apr 4 2016 12:11PM
Govt reveals how it will divvy up data retention implementation grants
Smaller providers given a leg up in competitive applications round.
Jan 7 2016 6:32PM
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Telstra cuts more than 400 call centre jobs
Some positions to be offshored to the Philippines.
Oct 30 2015 6:54AM
Can you trust your telco?
[Blog post] Dumb pipes are safest.
Sep 22 2015 2:30PM
'Rare' Telstra lattice tower beats heritage listing
Future of 50m-high ‘Meccano set’ in the balance.
Jul 3 2015 6:48AM
