Telecom rivals Telstra and Cable & Wireless Optus are duelling it out in federal court following allegations that Optus’ latest advertising campaign is misleading.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has taken Optus to task over the wording the carrier used to advertise its widely-publicised Fusion combined home phone and broadband cap last year.
The Sydney Opera House is looking for a temporary chief information officer to replace high-profile incumbent Claire Swaffield while she takes maternity leave.
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Optus has recalled "erroneous" point-of-sale brochures for its Optus Fusion home phone and broadband bundles, which state that the carrier charges for excess downloads.
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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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The Optus USB modem works as advertised, but fluctuations in service and a few software bugs have hampered our experience during testing.
Optus and Vodafone have signed an agreement allowing their customers to send multimedia messages between the two networks from next week.
Vodafone Live, launched on Tuesday, is likely to be a success in Australia, according to mobile communications analyst Jason Ross.
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman is investigating SIM-Unlock fees attached to pre-paid mobile accounts to determine whether they are 'penalties', and therefore unrecoverable by common law.
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