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Mobile phone service complaints to telecommunication ombudsman surge

Telcos have been told they need to make it easier for customers to talk to a "real person" instead of online bots and make their sale pitches more honest.

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Letters: RBA's erroneous advice added to hardship

Newcastle Herald readers have their say.

Newcastle Herald

Myki: how Melbourne’s transport card went from Australia’s envy to also-ran

The system, ahead of its time in 2008, is in need of renewal, having no credit card tap-on and relying on a 3G network

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Telstra finalises Digicel Pacific purchase

The $US1.6 billion purchase of Digicel Pacific by Telstra, backed by Australian government funding, has been finalised following regulatory approvals.

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Letters: Hunter region needs more caravan parks

Newcastle Herald readers have their say.

Newcastle Herald

‘Whack-a-mole’: Scam text crackdown to force telcos into action

Australians frustrated with scam text messages will be protected under new rules that force telcos to track and block fraud.

The New Daily

July 1 changes: Power bills to soar and minimum wage to rise in new financial year

The end of the financial year is upon us, and as usual there’s a raft of July 1 changes coming, such as power bill increases and a hike to the minimum wage.

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The price hikes Telstra will roll out on July 1

Telstra will lift prices for mobile data on July 1, but the telco giant is seeking to soften the blow by throwing in faster speeds for some plans.

The New Daily

PRGuy unmasks himself in video with Friendlyjordies after legal threat by Avi Yemini

Jeremy Maluta reveals he is behind pro-Labor Twitter account but says he has no media experience or connection to Daniel Andrews

The Guardian - AU

Out, Dan’s lot?

Good morning, early birds. Four senior Victorian frontbenchers will reportedly quit their posts ahead of the state election, and Anthony Albanese is set to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron next week to help repair Australia’s relationship with France. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy

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National carrier is another failure on the wrecked road of privatisation — and its daily ‘fails’ hurt everyone

What does Qantas have in common with Telstra and the Commonwealth Bank? All were privatised in the 1990s, and all have delivered poorer services and slashed jobs.

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Mobile internet prices will rise if Telstra-TPG tie-up goes ahead, experts warn

Australians could be charged more for their mobile internet if a proposed partnership between Telstra and TPG is approved by the consumer watchdog.

The New Daily

Twitter hands over PRGuy17 account and IP details following court order

Avi Yemini now wants Telstra to provide information on 26 IP addresses as part of defamation proceedings against anonymous pro-Labor account

The Guardian - AU

Phone, internet outages in remote Central Australia leave residents without access in emergencies

Increasingly frequent phone and internet outages plaguing Central Australia's remote Ampilatwatja community leave residents without a way to contact the local health clinic and police in emergencies.

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Telstra dials into nature to offset carbon

As firms look to nature to meet emissions targets, the NSW government has signed up Telstra to use conservation work on private land to earn carbon credits.

ABC News

Power outages plague western NSW towns, leaving hospitals, firefighters without phones

Western NSW residents fear medical emergencies and fires turning "catastrophic" as longer and more frequent power and phone outages hit their towns.

The New Daily

Telstra’s fines show why checking out smaller telcos’ offerings is worth your while

Telstra has been in the sights of the regulator in recent months, highlighting the fact that you might find a cheaper mobile phone deal elsewhere

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Telstra pays $11 million compensation

Telstra says internal system errors led to delayed compensation payments of more than $11 million owed to more than 67,000 customers.

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The New Daily

‘Excessively high’: NBN Co plan to hike internet prices stirs controversy

Australians would face higher internet bills over the next decade under plans to jack up broadband prices to recoup huge NBN cost blowouts.

The Guardian - AU

Proposed NBN price hikes could double some internet bills within a decade, ACCC warns

Telstra says wholesale prices already among highest in the world and will only get worse under proposal

The New Daily

Small telcos gathering steam as Telstra, Optus lose customers

The biggest names in Australian telcos are seeing customer numbers start to slide as Australians hunt for more bang for their buck.

ABC News

Telecommunications companies frustrated the Coalition is campaigning on projects they helped fund

Some of Australia's largest telecommunications companies are frustrated the Coalition is dragging them in to its re-election bid, with the government trumpeting 100 infrastructure investments during the campaign which are partly funded by private companies.

The Guardian - AU

‘We were kind of terrified’: rural Telstra customers lose service for a week

An eight-day outage in the NSW town of Uralla exposed major vulnerabilities as a grassfire, medical emergency and business disruptions hit

ABC News

Telstra outage leaves Woorinen residents without home phone or internet service for two weeks

Residents in regional Victoria say ongoing Telstra outages have left hundreds of people facing the "very frightening" prospect of being unable to contact emergency services for weeks.

Newcastle Herald

Letters: Darby Street plan raises parking questions

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