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Telstra's massive nerve centre exposed
Telstra has marked the 10th anniversary of its jumbo-sized Global Operations Centre in Melbourne by throwing the doors open to media.
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Telstra slugs new landline customers with $100 penalty for moving to naked DSL
A new $100 ‘temporary connection charge’ for disconnecting a landline after three months is claimed to dissuade customers from joining competing ISPs on a naked DSL plan.
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Free netbooks on their way, thanks to Linux
Telcos are starting to think about the money that can be made from giving away "free" netbooks with mobile broadband services -- and Linux is helping make this a reality.
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Optus admits slow broadband problem
Optus has admitted that it has been "shaping" internet connections to a slower speed than advertised.
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Trujillo quits Telstra early
Telstra has announced that its American CEO has left the … country.
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WARNING: diabolical fine print in Optus' new "monster caps"
$680 worth of calls for $49 looks like a great deal, but Optus is again using dodgy fine print to cheat customers.
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Optus releases two-headed ‘Total Cap' plan for voice, broadband and 3G wireless
The ‘Total Business Cap’ is actually a combo of two separate capped plans – one for voice, the other for data – but at least they come on a single bill.
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Skype lands on Nokia smartphones, but iPhone still to come
Skype could end the ‘mobile roaming rage’ for Nokia and Sony-Ericsson customers stung by outrageous carrier charges for global roaming. But where’s the promised Skype for iPhone?
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Optus: free mobiles for bushfire survivors
Optus says it is giving out free prepaid mobile handsets loaded with $1,000 in calling credits to stranded bushfire survivors who were Optus customers.
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MELTED: Telstra network damaged in bushfires
Telstra has seen extensive damage to its network from the wildfires that swept Victoria, and is still unable to reach many areas classified as "hotzones".
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Prices may go up when 3/Vodafone merge
The 3/Vodafone merger may result in higher mobile pricing across the industry, says a respected telco analyst.
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Vodafone and 3 to merge
Vodafone and 3 have announced they will merge in Australia, forming a mobile telco that can better take on Optus and Telstra. But will competition suffer?
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Telstra fully computerises directory assistance
Did you say "pink squid"? Telstra has introduced a new voice recognition system for directory assistance, which will force callers to do 20 questions with a computer.
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Optus convicted of spamming, fined $110,000
The country's second largest telco has been fined $110,000 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for sending out spam.
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Mobile broadband at just $15,728.64 per GB anyone?
How does the mobile phone company that claims "the best value mobile phone offer on the block" justify screwing its customers five times more than its competitors for casual data?
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