Governments, banks, energy suppliers, supermarkets and other holders of customer's personal data need to change the way they look at data to maintain their social licence to hold it, the head of the Productivity Commission says.
Justin Milne, an ally of the Prime Minister's, pushed through Telstra's conservative culture to build the biggest internet service in the country.
Tech executive Gemma Lloyd started her own business after working for two "archaic boys' clubs". "I was on the same level as 40-year-old men, and yet they would still ask me to get coffee."
TPG Telecom executive chairman David Teoh says the company is well prepared to deal with shrinking margins on the NBN.
If its tie-up with the Aditya Birla Group turns out well, the UK operator could eventually increase its stake; if not, it could sell out with relative ease.
TPG Telecom has beat analysts' earnings expectations, boosting its first-half profit 11pc to $224 million.
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn says declaring domestic roaming will undermine the black spots program.
TPG Telecom's aspirations to become Australia's fourth mobile provider could cost over $1.5 billion, according to UBS.
Unlockd has signed a deal with MTV to offer mobile customers free music streaming in exchange for viewing ads upon unlocking their phone.
The OECD warns Australia's NBN is over-priced and slower than rival countries, threatening productivity.
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, advertisers and telcos tried to figure out how they can make money without alienating consumers.
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