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Telstra's fight to keep mobile network to itself
Australia's telecommunications sector finally got back what it does best this week - sledging each other in public over
Lucy Battersby has covered trends, technology and telecommunications since joining The Age in 2008.
Australia's telecommunications sector finally got back what it does best this week - sledging each other in public over
Telstra chairman John Mullen has taken a swipe at rival Vodafone, saying it is seeking a "cheap ride" with its push for other telcos' customers to use Telstra's mobile network in regional areas.
oOh! Media has continued its recent spending spree, buying office tower advertiser Executive Channel for $68.5 million.
At least 15 free-to-air television channels will be available live on mobile phones on a single app before the end of the year.
Australia Post is getting its books in order and ready for partial privatisation with a recent finance department upgrade making it easier to separate and sell off parts of the business.
The federal government has promised television and radio networks will be "better off" if it has to increase spectrum prices to make up for a reduction in broadcast licence fees.
Australia's radio industry has joined forces to launch an app with 250 stations from commercial and public networks.
The competition watchdog has raised concerns about Rupert Murdoch's News Corp gaining a monopoly on print newspapers in Queensland if allowed to buy APN News and Media's 76 printed newspapers and 60 websites.
The number of AirBnB listings across Melbourne has increased 40 per cent since the start of this year, leading to a 32 per cent decline in average monthly incomes for hosts.
A senior Telstra executive says it is a myth and "rubbish" the Telstra mobile network is a legacy of public ownership.
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