News

• Could TPG be Australia's fourth mobile operator?

  Analysts have pointed to TPG’s bid for wireless spectrum as one of the most interesting developments in the Digital Dividend auction.

• Australian government misses $1 billion in Digital Dividend auction

  The government failed to sell one-third of the 700MHz spectrum—worth $1 billion—that was up for sale in the Digital Dividend auction. Total revenue for the auction made from 700MHz and 2.5GHz spectrum was $1.96 billion, below the government's expectations.

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  TPG's fine cut from $2m to $50,000

  TPG has received a $50,000 fine from the Federal Court for alleged misleading ads, a reduction from the $2 million it was initially ordered to pay.

• TPG profits soar on back of ADSL, mobile growth

  Internet service provider TPG today reported accelerated growth among its mobile subscribers, adding 48,000 mobile customers in the six months to January 31. The new mobile subscribers represent close to 16 per cent of the company's entire mobile subscriber base of 303,000.

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  ACCC seeks to take TPG to High Court over broadband ads

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking leave to take internet service provider TPG to the High Court.

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  Exetel joins IPTV trend with Quickflix services

  Exetel will offer unmetered streaming of TV and movie programs provided by Quickflix to its customers next year.

• TPG in hot water for access to 000 services

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is taking TPG to the federal court for allegedly failing to give customers access to emergency call services.

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  How fast are HSPA+ and LTE in Australia?

  With the Google Nexus 4, which launches in Australia on 13 November, supporting HSPA+ but not LTE, many Australians may be wondering what kind of speeds they can receive on the top three telcos.

• TPG bundles CCTV with broadband

  TPG has bundled cloud-based video surveillance with broadband in a new double play aimed at small and medium-sized businesses.

• Court finds TPG broadband ads misled consumers

  The Federal Court has found advertising for internet service provider TPG’s $29.99 Unlimited ADSL2+ campaign to be false and misleading.

• TPG confirms buying into iiNet

  TPG Telecom (ASX:TPM) has confirmed it has acquired a stake in rival listed ISP iiNet (ASX:IIN).

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  TPG to acquire IntraPower

  TPG (ASX: TPM) has announced it is to acquire IntraPower (ASX:IPX) in an off market takeover deal worth some $12.8 million.

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  Poll finds Vodafone second worst ISP for customer satisfaction

  New findings from market research firm, Roy Morgan, have delivered another blow to Vodafone, showing that the telco is now second only to Dodo as worst internet service provider for customer satisfaction.

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  IPv6: Where Australian carriers are at

  The time has finally come - internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) has run out of addresses.

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  ACCC takes TPG to court

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted legal proceedings against internet service provider (ISP) TPG for alleged contraventions of the Trade Practices Act.