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NBN win could cost TPG sales

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Original article by David Ramli
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 6-Jan-15

New restrictions on companies building fast broadband networks have resulted in TPG Telecom stopping sales of its superfast broadband plan. Australian Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced the extra restrictions on 14 December 2014. His motivation was to protect the interests of the national broadband network operator, NBN Co. TPG stated on 5 January 2015 that the company was unable to meet the new requirements and that consequently new orders for the service will not be accepted

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TPG TELECOM LIMITED – ASX TPM, NBN CO LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS

Telstra designs new deal for NBN

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Original article by Mitchell Bingemann
The Australian – Page: 17 : 19-Dec-14

Telstra recently renegotiated its deal with NBN Co, the entity rolling out the national broadband network. It will still be worth $A11.2bn but involve different technology, due to the September 2013 election win of the Australian Government. The telco will also benefit from a separate move by NBN Co to award it half or more of the design and planning contracts for the infrastructure project, and some construction work. Pending confirmation by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, the agreements may be signed on 19 December 2014

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TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, NBN CO LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FINANCE, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Telstra win key role in NBN deal

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Original article by Annabel Hepworth
The Australian – Page: 15 : 15-Dec-14

Telstra has announced that the value of its new deal with NBN Co will be $A11bn, just as for the old one that was superseded after the Australian Government won the September 2013 federal election. Under the changed agreement Telstra will make its existing copper lines infrastructure available to the entity in charge of the national broadband network roll-out, and there may also be an added opportunity for the telco to supply construction services. According to Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull this would be strictly on commercial terms

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TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, NBN CO LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS, SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX SGT, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Death of the dongle? USB mobile broadband usage declines as more Aussies tether smartphones

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 25-Nov-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 26.5 per cent of Australians aged 14+ had one or more mobile connections in the six months to September 2014. This compares with 30.7 per cent in the six months to September 2013. The survey also shows that 7.4 per cent of Australians now use a USB modem, down from 10.8 per cent, while the proportion who use tablet SIM cards has fallen from 4.3 per cent to 3.7 per cent. Meanwhile, almost 2.1 million Australians now use their smartphone as a modem in an average four-week period, compared with 1.9 million a year ago

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX SGT

iiNet to tackle Optus, Telstra for NSW growth

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 20 : 24-Nov-14

CEO David Buckingham says listed ISP iiNet is keen to lift its market share in New South Wales against dominant telcos Telstra and Singtel Optus. Australia-wide, the company ranks just behind Optus, with 950,000 broadband subscribers to 1.03 million. iiNet’s sharemarket capitalisation has grown 380%-plus to $A1.3bn since 2009, as it has purchased rivals including Internode, Adam Internet and TransACT. While iiNet has only a 15% share of the overall fixed broadband market, in the segment of national broadband network connections it is 20%

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IINET LIMITED – ASX IIN, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX SGT, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, INTERNODE SYSTEMS PTY LTD, ADAM INTERNET PTY LTD, TRANSACT COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD, TPG TELECOM LIMITED – ASX TPM, M2 GROUP LIMITED – ASX MTU, CIMB SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, GOLDMAN SACHS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NBN CO LIMITED

Optus lines up new content bundles

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Original article by Mitchell Bingemann
The Australian – Page: 21 : 14-Nov-14

Second-ranked Australian telco Singtel Optus has posted a rise in underlying net profit of 7.4% to $A417m in the half-year ending 30 September 2014. The mobile telephony division boosted its revenue 1.1% to $A2.7bn. However it suffered a drop of 92,000 in subscriber numbers, while there was also one of 207,000 in the mobile broadband segment. CEO Allen Lew says Optus will soon roll out new bundled deals with content providers, to reverse the under-performance of its fixed-broadband operation

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SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX SGT, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, VODAFONE HUTCHISON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, SPOTIFY LIMITED

On the go and on the lookout: mobile phone owners take in outdoor advertising big and small

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 13-Nov-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 81 per cent of Australians aged 14+ who own a smartphone notice some form of outdoor advertising in an average week. The survey, which was carried out in the six months to June 2014, shows that 59 per cent of smartphone users had seen or heard advertising in a shopping centre or mall in the last seven days, while 54 noticed large billboards. However, just 72 per cent of Australians with a non-smart mobile phone noticed some form of outdoor advertising during the week

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

The last of the mobile-less

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 3-Nov-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that just eight per cent of Australians aged 14+ do not own or use a mobile phone. The survey, which was carried out in the year to August 2014, also shows that about one million of these people do not intend to buy a mobile phone, while 162,000 plan to buy one at some stage

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

Police to get access to data records

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Original article by Matthew Knott, James Massola, David Wroe
The Age – Page: 6 : 31-Oct-14

The Australian Government introduced new data retention laws into Parliament on 30 October 2014. Access to retained data will be restricted to criminal law enforcement agencies. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin said the new laws could be used to prosecute those who download music and films without permission from copyright holders

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS, AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION, ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND AL-SHAM

Telstra invests $1bn in Asian growth

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Original article by Mitchell Bingemann
The Australian – Page: 21 : 24-Oct-14

Those attending the 2014 strategy day of Telstra on 23 October heard from CFO Andy Penn that the telco was set to allocate as much as $A1bn to a renewed investment push for the Asian region. This will involve boosting its global enterprise services unit, participating in the transition from the 2G and 3G mobile telephony standards to 4G, and providing consultancy services to other telcos on the roll-out of data-focused network infrastructure

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TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, TELKOM INDONESIA