Mysterious outfit Commander Telecom Group (CTG), a consortium set up just two days ago, has bought Commander Communication's telco business for an undisclosed sum.
Complaints about telephone and internet services to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) have rocketed in the past 12 months.
Financial markets regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has started looking for an external firm to conduct counter-surveillance activities across its information and communications technology systems.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and individual unions will go to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission today to oppose a Telstra plan to shift workers onto contracts.
Telecom New Zealand was today suggested as a possible buyer of the 50 per cent stake in Perth telco Amcom being sold by Australian agribusiness and car parts supplier Futuris Corporation.
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After we published a list of the funniest and most biting public comments by Telstra's bombastic public policy chief Phil Burgess last week, a number of ZDNet.com.au readers wrote in suggesting more.
For Loddon Shire Council's corporate services director, Brett Eastwood, making the move to a VoIP telephone system was a no-brainer.
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A software fault that compromised users' ability to dial emergency numbers using a newly-released mobile telephone has prompted a major review of the standards phones are required to meet before being sold in Australia
Telstra Country Wide has announced a AU$231 million investment in 2003/04 to improve services to regional areas.
Australia's mobile telecommunications market grew by more than 12 per cent in 2002/03, driven by a continuing surge in pre-paid services.
Third-generation mobile technology has arrived, duly accompanied by a barrage of hype. But the industry is already casting its eyes forward to the next big thing - 4G.
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