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The competition regulator will continue to regulate key fixed-line telecommunications services provided by Telstra to rivals, in a move seen as maintaining the status quo.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commision (ACCC) could miss out on a perfect bargaining opportunity it has over Telstra if a plan to deregulate wholesale local call pricing in Central Business Districts gets the go ahead.
Telstra has been ordered to introduce a common phone line rental charge to ensure people in the bush are not charged more than their city cousins.
The Australian Competition and Australian telcos will no longer be able to turn to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in some pricing disputes with the country's largest carrier, if a Telstra proposal is given the green light.
Telstra has cancelled subscription plans for its urban wireless hotspots as it continues to push business customers towards its Next G data and voice network.
Last week, a family friend rang for some technical help. "Telstra sold me this wireless Internet service and they promised it would work both at my home and at my office," he said. Said home is in the Melbourne CBD, and said office is in Kyneton, a lovely town about an hour away from Melbourne.
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