The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network says the proposed merger between Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG Telecom must be viewed through the lens of ensuring consumers a competitive and affordable telco sector. [iTWire]
Artificial intelligence disguised in a secret phone app will soon be rolled out to help victims of domestic violence log evidence and create complex court documents. [ABC]
Some of the largest providers including Telstra, Optus and Vodafone have recently revealed new promo offers including cheaper plans, bundling incentives and larger quantities of data.[Perth Now]
Queenslanders are the biggest data users on the NBN during the holiday season, with about 268 gigabytes used per household, according to NBN statistics. [Brisbane Times]
NBN has said that as of November 9, 1.3 percent of fibre-to-the-node (FttN) premises are incapable of hitting its mandated minimum speed of 25/5Mbps once the co-existence period ends. [ZDNet]
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has begun accepting submissions for its review of Australia's newly-minted encryption laws. [ZDNet]
Telstra, which has become the NBN's biggest customer in order to be able to provide households with broadband services, is crying foul over the costs it faces to do that. [ABC]
The government has offered a glimpse of the number of fixed voice services that remain active in the NBN fixed wireless and Sky Muster footprints. [itnews]
NBN Co has revealed that 58 percent of its hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) footprint remains unserviceable, seven months after the sales freeze on connections was lifted. [itnews]
Telstra has secured a $3.5 million grant from the Victorian government to trial connected vehicle safety technology in partnership with Lexus Australia. [CRN]
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