The National Broadband Network (NBN) is on a “knife edge” unless spending and pricing costs are regulated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), according to Optus chief executive officer, Paul O’Sullivan.
New Zealand's ICT ministry has approved the open network access undertakings from Telecom NZ (ASX:TEL) and the government's other broadband partners
Telstra has proposed changes to its structural separation undertaking (SSU), which the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Independent Telecommunications Adjudicator (ITA) would share equal resolution powers to alleviate concerns that the latter would favour the telco.
Credit ratings agency Moody's has affirmed Telstra's (ASX:TLS) A2 rating – but kept it on review for a downgrade – in the wake of yesterday's NBN vote
Telecom NZ (ASX:TEL) CEO Paul Reynolds has revealed it will need to revise its schedule on structural separation after failing to reach an agreement with Crown Fibre in 2010
Telstra has acknowledged wider telecommunications industry concerns about the need for greater equivalence and transparency in its submission to the National Broadband Network: Regulatory Reform for 21st Century Broadband discussion paper.