ACCC blames CMS error for leaking TPG-Vodafone decision
The ACCC has conducted a full investigation into the incident that occurred on 8 May whereby the merger information between TPG and Vodafone was leaked prematurely.
The ACCC has conducted a full investigation into the incident that occurred on 8 May whereby the merger information between TPG and Vodafone was leaked prematurely.
The ACCC has decided it will oppose the proposed merger between TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison Australia.
FTTP and HFC NBN services delivered about 86 per cent to 87 per cent of maximum plan speeds at busy hours, compared to about 79 per cent for FTTN, according to the ACCC’s broadband speed test.
Residential NBN connections are up almost 8.6 per cent, counting about 4.5 million residents, with half of them being on fast plans.
Optus Internet has been penalised $1.5 million by the Federal Court after being found to have misled customers about their transition from its HFC network to the NBN.
The ACCC claims that limitations in the NBN access network are likely to be behind poor performance on up to five per cent of services.
NBN resellers look set to come under further scrutiny by the country’s consumer watchdog over misleading speed claims, with more “interventions” on the way.
The ACCC has said only two local telcos have made marketing messaging changes to better reflect the NBN speeds their customers are likely to get.
The ACCC is set to crack down on potential “e-collusion” among online retailers and other businesses thanks to its new Data Analytics Unit.
About 42,000 Telstra and Belong National Broadband Network (NBN) customers will be receiving compensation.
The ACCC has launched a public inquiry into NBN wholesale service standards to work out whether regulation is needed to enforce agreements with resellers.
The ACCC has suggested that nbn should introduce new ways to help smaller NBN resellers compete with larger players.
The ACCC has served up new ways for broadband resellers to talk about their services in fresh guidance aimed at resolving speed issues among end customers.
The Federal Government is finally making a move to quell the mounting disquiet between nbn and its network RSPs over consumer speed issues.
Australia’s competition watchdog expects to take legal action by the end of the year.