![Nearly 5000 people are now directly employed by NBN Co.](/web/20160925175810im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/z/y/h/z/j/image.related.landscape.460x307.grn735.png/1474782773107.jpg)
NBN exec given $1.8 million parachute
NBN latest annual report reveals how much money top executives are making.
Lucy Battersby has covered trends, technology and telecommunications since joining The Age in 2008.
NBN latest annual report reveals how much money top executives are making.
During eight years on the share market, TPG has been the reliable goose that laid the golden egg. But this week, TPG's share price started tumbling.
Telstra will hire 1000 new field technicians to cope with NBN-related work and reduce the time customers spend waiting for service or new connections.
Vocus can buy NextGen networks after the competition watchdog gave the deal the green light.
Telstra's trial of a future 5G network reached speeds of 20 gigbits per second on Tuesday - fast enough to download 600 high definition movies
Investors shredded the telco's share price in the wake of a disappointing result.
Shares in cut-price telco TPG dived 20 per cent on Tuesday, cutting the value of chief executive David Teoh's stake by about $600 million in a few hours.
Billions of dollars in network spending is at risk if regulators force the telco giant to share its network with competitors.
Consumer expectations are too high when it comes to broadband speeds, particularly for the national broadband network, leading to an increase in complaints about slow data speeds, according to the telco industry.
Seven West Media can proceed with plans to buy The Sunday Times newspaper and perthnow.com.au website from News Corp, after the competition watchdog said it would not oppose the purchase because of the declining importance of printed newspapers.
Search pagination
Save articles for later.
Subscribe for unlimited access to news. Login to save articles.
Return to the homepage by clicking on the site logo.