Telstra has been given till the end of the year to fix 54 Exchange Service Areas which were identified as the worst performing in the country.
Telstra customers are kicking off 2003 with additional government protection for their service levels, as the carrier faces fines of up to $AU10 million if it breaches a new reliability framework.
The federal government has attempted to put a positive spin on the dismal figures in the latest Telecommunications Performance Monitoring Bulletin, but the Opposition has been quick to seize on the bad news.
With the future structure of Australia's telecommunications industry still up in the air, both sides of politics have attempted to score points over the latest report on the state of services.
The Federal Government has announced a swag of measures today that are designed to further its agenda on the full privatisation of Telstra.
Unwired CEO, David Spence, has urged Australia's communications regulators to protect a tranche of prime wireless broadband spectrum due to be auctioned September from anti-competitive behaviour by existing carriers.
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