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  Telstra half year profit takes a hit

  The roll out of the NBN has impacted Telstra's net profit after tax, which dropped 28 per cent to $1.2 billion in the half year ended 31 December 2018.

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  RSPs get NBN alternative to increase footprint with new product

  NBN Co has announced a new product set to facilitate retail services providers' acquisition of AVC and CVC.

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  ZTE has to pay up before supply ban is scrapped

  ZTE can resume business in the US, but the supply ban won't be lifted until the Chinese vendor pays US$1 billion fine and puts another US$400 million in escrow.

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  Telstra tackles network outage

  ​Telstra has resolved a partial network outage that affected 4G voice calls in various areas around the country.

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  'Mind-blowingly awesome' Telstra phishing scam detected

  ​A sophisticated phishing email purporting to be from Telstra has been identified by MailGuard. "It's just mind-blowingly awesome," the security vendor's CEO Craig McDonald said on Monday.

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  TPG releases NBN bundles for small businesses

  Telecommunications company, TPG is now offering NBN business bundles targeted at the small business market.

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  Kogan Mobile offers new affordable prepaid plan

  Kogan Mobile has introduced a new unlimited standard national talk and text prepaid offer that it claims is the most affordable offer currently in the Australian market.

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  Optus moves into wearables space with Cash by Optus

  Optus has launched its new mobile payment facility, Cash by Optus, whereby customers with compatible smartphones can make contactless purchases under $100.

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  Vodafone expands 4G footprint in NSW and ACT

  Vodafone has made enhancements to its 4G network for areas of regional New South Wales and the ACT.

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  Optus launches carrier aggregated LTE on 2300MHz spectrum

  Optus has commercially launched LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide using two 20MHz allotments of its 2300MHz spectrum.

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  Telstra launches communications initiatives for disabled Australians

  As part of its sixth, three-year Disability Action Plan, Telstra has unveiled three new initiatives aimed at supporting persons with disability in accessing communications services.

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  Vodafone re-allocates 850MHz 4G spectrum a week after Telstra and Optus 700MHz launch

  Vodafone pulled the plug on its bid for a chunk of the 700MHz spectrum in 2012, and is now re-allocating its existing 850MHz spectrum to compete with Telstra and Optus, both of which launched their respective 700MHz networks to limited locations earl...

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  SBS' FIFA World Cup 2014 coverage a success, but customers left with data woes

  SBS broke a number of its streaming service records by going all out with its Web and mobile video coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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  UPDATED: Vodafone, Optus mobile networks down as Telstra's ADSL takes a hit

  Vodafone and Optus’ mobile networks took a blow on Thursday, June 19, with the telecommunications providers confirming mobile network outages throughout the day, while Telstra experienced ADSL service disruptions.

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  Vodafone says sorry for network downtime with unlimited data

  Vodafone is apologising to customers for nationwide mobile network outages by offering unlimited data usage within Australia from midnight Friday, June 20, to 3:00am on Monday, June 23 (AEST).