The government has indicated for the first time that it is "open to amendments" on the Telstra separation Bill due for debate this Thursday. "The government will always have an open mind to amendments ...

Minchin's motion failed — by the close margin of 31 votes to 32 — meaning the Senate will likely continue to debate the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) ...

The Federal Government today introduced a suite of draft laws that aim to reform the telecommunications sector and support the roll-out of the National Broadband Network (NBN). The legislation will ...

It is the second time that the government has delayed the passage of the bill, which proposes crucial changes to regulation of the telecommunications market, The Australian reports. Earlier, Senate ...

A mum-of-three was used to paying $400 for her family’s Telstra bill. Then she opened the latest one and found it was 1000 times more expensive. Karen, from Bunbury in Western Australia, was left ...

As data usage becomes the new battleground for telcos, Telstra has announced a simplified way to tackle excess data charges, while Boost Mobile is offering its customers a Sunday freebie. Claire ...

The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has expressed concern that the error has provided the personal details of customers - including 23,500 ...

Telstra has beaten its rivals Optus and Vodafone to the punch on real time mobile usage alerts, with the telco to instantaneously notify its customers of how much mobile data allowance they have left.

Of these, the most alarming is that changes are being made for your “convenience” in line with customer demand. Translated, what this often means is you’re about to forced to pay for a service the ...