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Optus CEO Paul O'Sullivan said today that he believed the new Vodafone-Hutchison entity would have a chance of overtaking Optus to nab the number two position in the mobile market.
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The nation's number two telco Optus today said it would reduce its prepaid wireless broadband quotas as of 24 November, saying the former quotas were only an initial offer.
Telstra is celebrating a victory on two fronts after winning a $162 million contract with the Department of Defence while also denying its rivals a slice of the action, but the telco should consider itself lucky to be part of the natural ebb and flow between multi-sourcing and single-sourcing, according to one analyst.
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If the sale of the SingTel Optus HFC network to the National Broadband Network Company goes ahead, it could mark the first significant strategic victory by the company since it lost the cable wars a decade ago.
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SingTel Optus has avoided slashing its mobile rates in moving to compete with rivals, opting instead to introduce new plans with increased flexibility such as allowing customers to roll back a two-year contract if they exceed the number of calls stipulated in their plan.
Optus has launched its first product developed collaboratively with other members of the SingTel group and indicated future products will be developed in the same way to give Optus an edge over local rivals.
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