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• iiNet confirms head office staff cuts

  Perth-based service provider iiNet (ASX:IIN) has confirmed a number of redundancies have been offered to staff, largely at the company’s head office, as part of a wider review of staff structure.

• Optus network disrupted by flooding

  The Optus network in Queensland has been disrupted due to power outages as the flooding continues.
  

• Optus seeks injunction on VHA unlimited ads

  Optus is seeking an interim injunction from the Federal Court on Vodafone Hutchison Australia’s (VHA) advertisements for Vodafone Infinite plans.
  

• Half of Optus customers on 3G

  Optus had nearly 8.9m mobile customers by end-September, with more than half of these using its 3G network, according to parent SingTel (ASX:SGT)

• Optus launches 'My Tab' Android tablet

  Fresh on the heels of Telstra's launch of its own self-branded Android tablet device, Optus has confirmed it will launch a similar tablet at a price point $20 cheaper than Telstra.

• Optus customers given chance to opt out of misleading plans

  Those who signed up to Optus’ ‘Think Bigger’ or ‘Supersonic’ broadband plans between 25 April and 15 October this year will be given a chance to terminate their contracts without additional fees, a letter to be sent to those affected will state.
  

• Updated: Judge orders Optus to correct misleading ads

  Optus has been ordered to issue corrective advertising relating to its ‘Think Bigger’ and ‘Supersonic’ plans for hybrid-fibre coaxial (HFC) plans, and will pay civil penalties for misleading advertising of the plans.

• Optus: Better IT systems and a separated Telstra would fix customer service

  Upgrading IT systems and ensuring a 'level playing field' would lift customer service levels in the Australian telecommunictaions sector, according to Optus.

• Broadband misrepresentation down to the consumer

  Whether or not potential Optus customers were misled by recent advertising of its “Think Bigger” and “Supersonic” advertising campaigns resides on the type of consumer involved, a Federal Court has heard.

• Optus' cloud offering 'not vague': MD

  Optus Business' acting managing director has dismissed suggestions that the telco's cloud offering is vague and lacks a proper roadmap.

• SingTel appoints new director

  SingTel (ASX:SGT) has appointed Peter Mason as its non-executive director, and a member of the Optus Advisory Council

• Optus joins the private cloud

  Optus’s business division and its subsidiary Alphawest today announced the launch of a new scalable commercial enterprise ‘cloud’ service — Optus Cloud Solutions — which will be available to enterprise customers from 1 October.
  

• Optus prices $970m in convertible notes

  Optus (ASX:SGT) has priced $970m worth of convertible notes to be listed on the Singapore exchange, and will use the proceeds to enhance its debt maturity profile

• Optus offers Trafficview real-time road conditions service

  Optus has begun delivering real-time traffic conditions information using live data collected from the Optus mobile network.

• ACCC, Optus back in court over cable ads

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has commenced legal proceedings against Optus for misleading advertising and alleged breaches of the Trade Practices Act 1974.