Australia's competition regulator late yesterday denied an application by Telstra to stop supplying Optus fixed line services within the SingTel subsidiary's cable network footprint.
The competition regulator yesterday announced a preliminary decision to exempt Telstra from having to supply rivals with wholesale telephone services in some metropolitan areas.
Competition watchdog the ACCC has rejected a draft proposal by the Optus-led G9 consortium on building Australia's fibre-to-the-node network, despite giving the plan a cautious thumbs-up.
Optus today said Telstra would not get the green light to build its new fibre network before the full sale (known as "T3") of the giant telco -- scheduled for the last quarter of this year -- goes ahead.
Telstra's proposal to charge its telco customers across Australia AU$30 per month for access to its unconditioned local loop service (ULLS) is set to be rejected by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
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