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This week
IN THE NEWS: ABC's 7.30 program investigates the NBN, WA's equal opportunity commissioner pushes for accessible websites, and more.
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ABC’s 7.30 program investigates how the NBN is delivering for Australians ahead of its 2020 completion date. [ABC]
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A quarterly complaints report from Comms Alliance and the TIO has found that complaints jumped across Optus and Telstra, and rose slightly for Vodafone during the first three months of the year. [ZDNet]
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WA's equal opportunity commissioner has called for mandatory, enforceable standards for accessible websites. [ABC]
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Macquarie will reportedly launch its new business, Nu Mobile, in the fiercely competitive telco market in the next few months.
Nu Mobile will specialise in mobile phone plans which are bundled with used handsets. This business model is popular in the United States, cheaper than buying new smartphones. [Yahoo Finance]
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Vodafone has launched aggressive promotional NBN pricing that cuts its top-tier 100Mbps product by $20 a month for six months. [itnews]
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The speaking clock function that gives people the precise time down to the second will be a thing of the past come October. [DailyMail]
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A Labor government would not reconsider the decision to exclude Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei from Australia's rollout of next-generation 5G networks, even as senior figures expect Beijing to test the party's resolve if it wins the federal election. [Sydney Morning Herald]
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Gizmodo reports that we are unlikely to see a 5G iPhone anytime soon. [Gizmodo]
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Commpete, a group that describes itself as representing Australia’s “challenger” telcos, has called on NBN Co’s board to resign. In a statement, the group attacked what it claimed was a failure by NBN Co to deliver a more competitive telecommunications sector. [Computerworld]
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Samsung is pushing back this week's planned public launch of its highly anticipated, $US2,000 folding phone after reports that reviewers' phones were breaking. [ABC]
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