Over recent months there has been much publicity into the provision of telco services in non-profitable regional areas. So much so that the Federal Government late last year asked the Productivity Commission to look into the Universal Service Obligation (USO). Currently the commission is undertaking a review of the USO following a draft report Continue reading…
Two of the leading telcos in Australia, Optus and Vodafone, want expansion in the bush but how they intend to do this is quite different. At the moment, if you wander too far out into the bush and you are a Vodafone or Optus subscriber you may not get much of a good coverage, Continue reading…
Kogan, the online discount retail giant and MVNO, has finally put to rest the ghost of its past relationship with wholesaler ispONE and its first failed attempt testing the waters in Australia’s competitive MVNO market. Kogan was awarded $692,414 by liquidator Ferrier Hodgson as a result of a long standing claim against ispONE dating Continue reading…
There are obvious advantages to having faster data speeds, because it means you can download data rich information in whatever form you choose without too much interruption. Up to now, customers who subscribe to the 3 main Australian telcos and to a whole suit of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) shower the media with Continue reading…
Spotify is a premium global music streaming application and it’s the sort of service that many people would like to get their hands on at a reasonable price, if that’s possible. It’s not too late to sign up to what Optus has to offer and that’s its free 3 month trial sub to Spotify Continue reading…