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• NBN Co almost doubles revenue

  NBN Co has posted $1.98 billion in revenue, a 98 per cent increase compared to the previous year results.

• ACMA sets final rules for telcos installing NBN

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) on Monday unveiled a final set of new rules requiring telecommunications service providers to help their customers move more easily to the NBN.

• Hundreds lose their phone numbers when migrating to NBN

  Hundreds of consumers and businesses moving to the NBN lost their phone numbers in the process, according to a report by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO).

• NBN says regional rollout “on home stretch”

  ​NBNCo has heralded its broadband network rollout in regional Australia as “on the home stretch” with access to nearly all homes and businesses out of major urban areas currently in design, construction or complete.

• NBN, Macquarie cut $100M wholesale access contract

  ​NBN Co will provide voice and data services to Macquarie Telecom’s business customers under a $100 million, six-year deal with the telco.

• Labor promise ‘NBN Service Guarantee’ if elected

  The Australian Labor Party has promised to introduce an ‘NBN Service Guarantee’ if they win the next federal election.

• Top tier NBN orders on the rise

  NBN users are switching to faster internet plans with 70 per cent of new orders on the national broadband network now based on wholesale speed tiers of 50Mbps download or higher.

• One-third of NBN users want their old service back

  More than one-third of NBN users responding to a survey say they would revert back to their previous broadband service if they had the option.

• Concerns raised over new NBN migration rules timeline

  The Communications Alliance has judged as "virtually impossible" for teleco providers to be ready to abide by new industry rules when they come into effect.

• ITPA ‘appalled’ by Bill Morrow’s comments on gamers

  Information Technology Professionals Association (ITPA) said on Thursday that it is “appalled” at attempts by NBN’s outgoing CEO Bill Morrow to lay the blame for congestion and service degradation on its fixed wireless network at the feet of gamers.

• Optus hit with $1.5M fine for misleading NBN customers

  The Federal Court has ordered Optus to pay $1.5 million for making misleading representations to customers about their transition from the telco’s HFC network to the NBN.

• Optus clocks earnings surge despite NBN suspension woes

  Optus has revealed a $42 million quarter-on-quarter fall in net profit for the three months ending March, citing lower revenues from NBN service migrations.

• NBN revenue hits $1.4B

  NBN Co on Thursday reported a doubling of year-on-year revenue to $1.4 billion on the back of ‘solid progress’ on construction and activations during its third quarter ending 31 March.

• NBN Co teams up with UoM and UTS on R&D

  ​NBN Co has announced two research and development collaborations with the University of Melbourne (UoM) and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

• NBN Co chief casts shadow over Govt’s mixed tech rollout

  Bill Morrow has outlined some of the ways in which the Government's much-touted mixed technology rollout approach is hampering NBN performance.