The Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) converged on Canberra last week to deliver one simple message – 2018 must be a year of action on bush telecommunications.
The RRRCC met with MPs, the Department of Communications and the Arts and attended an ACCC forum on regional mobile issues. [RRRCC]
NBN Co will extend its promotional 50Mbps price offer through to the end of October, while Telstra has announced that the NBN50 speed tier will be standard for new NBN bundles. [iTnews]
We’re looking for a new Public Relations Officer to manage our media relations, development of consumer materials and social media. Follow the headline link to find out more. [ACCAN]
We’re calling for donations of smartphones to be used in an ACCAN Grants project that will help people living with complexity use smartphones to connect to their community. If you have a smartphone you would like to donate, please contact the ACCAN Grants team by 16 March – grants@accan.org.au. [ACCAN]
The ACCC’s chairperson, Rod Sims, told a Senate Estimates hearing last week that he expects more RSPs to sign court-enforceable undertakings, joining Telstra, TPG and Optus. In other news, the ACCC has commenced a public inquiry into the Domestic Transmission Capacity Service. [Computerworld]
Investment analysts say that the energy space may be the next move for some telcos, with the likes of amaysim, Vocus and Dodo already offering energy services to customers. [Sydney Morning Herald]
The ACCC alleges that Activ8me represented that its internet services were endorsed or approved by the ACCC as being superior to those offered by other providers, when this was not the case. [ACCC]
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman is warning consumers about service providers that are contacting consumers and falsely claiming that their services are recommended by the TIO. [TIO]
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