Telecommunications
$5 a day or $75 an hour? Aussies caught out by mobile roaming gaps
Australians on their way to Europe are being stung with international roaming charges at various stopover destinations that aren’t covered by their telco.
- by Katherine Scott
Latest
Optus customer growth stunted by cyberattack
The telco’s chief executive says the company has returned to net positive customer growth since December, but momentum remains slower than before the breach.
- by Millie Muroi
‘Focus on substance’: Q&A with David Coleman
Public service was always the chosen destination for Federal Member for Banks and Shadow Minister for Communications, David Coleman.Â
- by Lisa Visentin
Unresolved mobile faults top list of telco customer gripes
Mobile services continue to be the most complained-about telecommunications category, according to the industry ombudsman, as Telstra suffers widespread outage.
- by Tim Biggs
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Network outage
Telstra customers experience outage, unable to make or receive calls
Telstra says it has resolved an outage that left a number of its mobile customers unable to make or receive calls for up to 12 hours.
- by Olivia Ireland and Tim Biggs
Rain gauges, school zone signs: The tech still using soon-to-be-dismantled 3G
With the 3G network set to close next year, businesses and governments are being urged to upgrade their assets now, before the signal is switched off.
- by Mary Ward
Exclusive
Education
Telcos warn against using mobile jamming technology in schools
A proposal to prevent mobile phone access in schools has received the backing of at least two Sydney private school principals.
- by Zoe Samios and Lucy Carroll
Analysis
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Telstra aims for top spot as telco ‘Game of Thrones’ goes rural
Regional Australia is shaping up as the next battleground for Australian telcos and Telstra’s new boss Vicki Brady says she is ready for the challenge.
- by Supratim Adhikari