May
Optus raises monthly mobile plan prices by 5-6pc
Optus has quietly raised prices of its cheapest and most popular monthly mobile phone plans for new customers above the rate of inflation, blaming higher costs.
- Jenny Wiggins
Bevan Slattery doesn’t wait to sell
Bevan Slattery is sentimental about his branded socks and hoodies. He isn’t about his equity.
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- Myriam Robin
Optus loses appeal to keep Deloitte report on cyberattack secret
The decision means information in a report commissioned by Optus into the causes of its 2022 cyberattack will be given to a class action law firm.
- Jenny Wiggins
Optus sued by regulator for breaches in 2022 cyberattack
The communications regulator has filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court claiming Optus did not protect customers’ information before it was struck by a cyberattack.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Telstra’s biggest surprise isn’t its 2800 job cuts
Telstra boss Vicki Brady is sending a message to the market: the telco must lift returns on investment, and that means hard choices.
- James Thomson
Mobile users face price rises as Telstra swings the axe
Customers could be hit with above-inflation price increases for mobile phone plans, as well as higher internet fees, as the telecommunications giant slashes costs.
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- Jenny Wiggins
Optus denies ‘cloaking’ Deloitte report on 2022 cyberattack
A press release published after Optus’s 2022 cyberattack had legal purposes, even though they were never mentioned, Optus has argued in a court appeal.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Fresh meat in the Optus sandwich promised a helping hand
Optus and its owner, Singtel, have made governance changes to try to make the incoming CEO’s job easier. We’ll wait to see the proof.
- Anthony Macdonald
NBN fixer Stephen Rue to restore Optus’ credibility
Stephen Rue has been charged with restoring Optus’ reputation with consumers and improving its services when he leaves the NBN to run the beleaguered telco group.
- Jenny Wiggins
Why TPG Telecom changed its mind on Optus
After the departure of former Optus boss Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, the rival telco groups decided to let “bygones be bygones”.
- Jenny Wiggins
April
‘Optus lost’. Until it didn’t: A history of the spectrum war
On these troubled shores, things never stay peaceful for long.
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- Myriam Robin
Optus parent writes off billions and strikes $1.6b deal with TPG
Singtel has had to write off billions of dollars on Optus, offset partly by the beleaguered telco striking a $1.6 billion deal with Australian rival TPG.
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- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How TPG and Optus went from enemies to frenemies
Just 14 months ago, TPG and Optus apparently hated each other’s guts. But their new regional mobile networking sharing deal shows commercial logic has prevailed.
- James Thomson
Aussie Broadband to call Barrenjoey, Luminis in Superloop court battle
Investment bankers and Superloop directors and executives will be subpoenaed as witnesses in a Federal Court trial as Aussie Broadband continues to fight its rival over a forced share sale.
- Jenny Wiggins
‘Safe room for terrorists’: ASIO warns big tech on encryption
Federal spy and crime chiefs will demand access to social messaging systems that allow terrorists, violent extremists and child abusers to operate with impunity.
- Jacob Greber
Telstra mulls strategic review of its massive health portfolio
Telstra boss Vicky Brady talked up her desire to actively manage the telco’s sprawling portfolio at the half-year result.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
TPG, iiNet email accounts bounce to Philippines, Norway
Users of TPG Telecom and iiNet email have to deal with a call centre and a parent company in the northern hemisphere after their accounts were handed over to The Messaging Company.
- Jenny Wiggins
