Priority assistance failures and TCP Code breaches
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In the news this week, Telstra penalised for failing to comply with priority assistance obligations, Lycamobile fails to comply with TCP Code and more.
Telstra has been ordered to undergo an independent audit on its priority assistance obligations, following two incidents from last year that resulted in deaths. [CRN]
Mobile service provider Lycamobile has paid a $12,600 penalty after failing to follow an ACMA direction to comply with the Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code (TCP). [iTWire]
Australian households and small businesses are paying too much for mobile and fixed internet services due to three big players dominating the market - and it's time for a shake-up, according to Commpete. [9 News]
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn has left the door open to cutting mobile prices to ensure the gap between to its rivals doesn't get so large it threatens Telstra's market share. [Australian Financial Review]
NBN Co has confirmed that congestion on its network will “fluctuate” - or increase - when it removes a temporary price offer at the end of this month. [itnews]
A revolutionary 5G mobile network is being hyped by Australian telcos as promising blistering download speeds, but a leading network expert says achieving optimal performance is still years away. [The New Daily]
Boost Mobile has called on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to force Telstra, Optus and Vodafone to allow e-SIM phones such as the new Apple iPhone onto their networks, forcing the telcos to compete on their merits and ushering in a new era of convenience for phone users. [Australian Financial Review]
Shadow communications minister Michelle Rowland has called for the government to “engage directly” with industries and stakeholder bodies likely to be affected by its proposed encryption bill “regarding the significant concerns they have raised about the measures in this bill, with a view to developing workable solutions.” [Computerworld]
Internet Australia, a not-for-profit that claims to represent Internet users in the country, has urged Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton to intervene in what it characterises as "the inadequate consultation process" over the encryption bill that was presented to Parliament last month. [iTWire]
Optus has switched on a new mobile tower in Tathra, along the NSW south coast, to provide 4G mobile coverage to the region. [ARN]
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