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Established in 1994, Communications Day is the authoritative source for commercial, regulatory, political and technology news and analysis for telecommunications in Australia and New Zealand. Delivered every working day to a reader base of C-level executives, regulators, government and opposition ministers and their staff, CommsDay provides essential business intelligence and a key competitive advantage for anyone working in the ANZ telecoms sector.

 

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in today’s issue of commsday

  • Infrastructure investor Morrison is in advanced discussions to acquire a stake of more than 30% in Optus, according to a report in The Australian Financial Review. The newspaper reported that the Wellington-based investment manager has secured a seven-week exclusivity period to finalise a proposal for a significant minority interest in the carrier. Informed sources tell CommsDay the report is accurate.

  • The Australian Communications and Media Authority has said that the rapidly developing direct-to-device market has led it to push back decisions around the allocation of key spectrum that will be used to deliver next-generation D2D services.

  • Australia and New Zealand are showing strong growth in direct-to-device connections, with new Ookla data also pointing to a seasonal pattern in the use of satellite mobile services.

  • The telecommunications industry’s average complaint rate fell over the year to March, although rates increased at several individual providers and for some service categories.

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