Telecommunications

A judge has allowed a Central Coast resident to weigh in on Optus’ challenge to a council's refusal to bless its plans to build a telecommunications tower, saying the council’s “commercial relationship” with the telco justified a contradictor.

Optus has agreed to pay a $100 million penalty in a case brought by the ACCC, admitting the watchdog's allegations that staff pressured customers into buying phones they couldn’t afford.

The High Court has agreed to review a ruling that found India was immune from a suit seeking to enforce a $111.3 million arbitral award because it did not involve a 'commercial' matter.

Vodafone has referred Telstra to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and is considering taking legal action against its rival, over allegations Australia's largest telco made deceptive mobile network reach claims.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has picked a new Attorney-General as part of a Cabinet reshuffle that has seen Mark Dreyfus pushed to the backbench.

The head of Microsoft Australia will make the jump to Telstra's $15 billion infrastructure business InfraCo, the latest step in the telco's path to becoming an "AI-fuelled company".

A franchisee class action against TeleChoice, which sought to share in commissions won in separate litigation against Optus, is in settlement talks, but the mobile retailer says the plaintiffs can’t expect much.

CPS Technology & Infrastructure has sued subcontractor Skyaus Infrastructure over $1.3 million in loss  allegedly suffered after Skyaus failed to obtain necessary permits for a new Optus facility in the rural village of Anakie.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has cleared Vocus' proposal to acquire parts of TPG Telecom’s business for $5.25 billion, finding the combined entity would face strong competition from other telecoms.

Telstra has been hit with a $626,00 penalty for sending over 10 million text messages that required customers to log in before unsubscribing.