This week ACCAN launches a new initiative to push for affordable broadband for low-income Aussies, the ACCC releases their latest Wholesale Market Indicators Report, and the Australian Communications and Media Authority reports on telco waiting times.
ACCAN's national conference is on its way to Sydney from 11th - 12th September 2019. Mark your diaries now and stay tuned to find out what telco topics we'll be tackling this year.
Financially struggling Aussie families could soon have access to government-funded NBN under a new proposal from the country's peak body representing telecommunications consumers, ACCAN. [9News]
The ACCC’s latest Wholesale Market Indicators Report shows that 56% of NBN customers are opting for the two highest-speed plans available, NBN 50 and NBN 100. [Canstar Blue]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has finally moved to shore up internet performance for users of NBN 12Mbps services, 10 months after concerns were first raised.[itnews]
Australia’s five largest telecommunications companies received more than 88 million inquiries in the 2017-18 financial year and, in some cases, customers had to wait from four to six minutes for their calls to be answered, according to a new report from the Australian Communications and Media Authority. [iTWire]
Email filtering company Mailguard is warning about an active phishing campaign emanating from compromised email accounts hosted on Optus' optusnet.com.au domain. [itnews]
Telstra faces a potential clash with Adelaide City Council if it wants to display third-party advertising on new payphones that have already sparked controversy in the metropolitan area. [ABC News]
NBN Co has reappointed iiNet founder Michael Malone as a non-executive director for a further three years.
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