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Article | 17/06/2010 Telstra price controls extended
The Federal Government has chosen to extend the retail price controls (RPCs) placed on Telstra's fixed-line services for two more years, saying it wil...
Article | 4/06/2010 Court action for Optus over 'unlimited' plans
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has begun legal proceedings against Singtel Optus Pty Ltd in the Federal Court in Melbourne ...
Article | 28/05/2010 Which Australian iPad data plan is best?
Apple has unveiled local iPad pricing ahead of the tablet's May 28 down under launch, while Telstra, Optus and VHA have all announced pricing of their...
Article | 15/04/2010 Updated: Australian telcos to offer iPad plans
Australia's three main telcos -- VHA, Telstra and Optus -- have all announced today that they are offering a series of mobile broadband plans for the ...
Article | 31/03/2010 Motorola and Optus launch new Android-powered smartphones
Motorola and Optus this morning jointly announced the launch of Motoblur, a smartphone user interface that synchronises and streams content from socia...
Article | 11/03/2010 Optus Turbo charges new prepaid plans
Optus has released a series of new prepaid mobile phone plans called Turbo Max that are designed for heavy users. However, the included minutes can on...
Article | 11/02/2010 Optus launches 'unlimited' Turbo Text deal for prepaid customers
Optus has launched the Turbo Text prepaid mobile service, allowing unlimited text messaging to five nominated mobile numbers on any Australian mobile ...
Article | 10/12/2009 Optus inks three-year outsourcing deal with HP
In a bid to improve the performance and quality levels of its key application and support services, Australian telecoms company Optus signed a three-y...
Article | 19/11/2009 SingTel to trial LTE in Asia-Pacific next year
Optus parent company, SingTel, has announced it will run a trial of the wireless technology called Long Term Evolution (LTE) in Australia, Indonesia, ...
Article | 17/11/2009 Optus launches mobile application store
Optus has become the first telco in Australia to release its own mobile applications store, targeting non-iPhone devices. Apple, Google, Microsoft and...
Article | 12/11/2009 Optus offers prepaid BlackBerry deal, unlimited Internet
Optus has become the first telco in Australia to release a BlackBerry smartphone on a prepaid mobile phone plan.
Article | 28/09/2009 Telstra to implement $15 million bushfire alert system
Telstra has landed a $15 million contract from the Federal Government to create new telephony-based warning system that will alert residents and commu...
Article | 14/09/2009 Top Internet companies join forces over competitive NBN model
The heads of five of Australia’s top Internet and telecommunications companies have joined forces to call for a pro-competitive approach towards the N...
Article | 11/08/2009 Samsung offers NC10 netbook with Optus wireless broadband
Samsung has announced an exclusive deal with Optus for the local launch of its new NC10 netbook.
Article | 1/07/2009 Nokia's N97 launches in Australia with Ovi Store
Nokia Australia today launched the N97 smartphone, the first mobile phone in the company's line-up to come preloaded with its Ovi application store.