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Vocus CEO Andres Irlando has said the company’s planned fibre build between Sydney and Melbourne, announced overnight, could ultimately expand fibre-pair capacity on the corridor by more than fifteen times, as the carrier seeks to address what it sees as a looming AI-driven capacity shortage.
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is examining Amazon’s acquisition of Globalstar, with the regulator expecting to complete an initial assessment of the deal by 10 August.
NBN Co’s low-income advisory forum has flagged the need for a transition plan for more than 30,000 families receiving free broadband under the School Student Broadband Initiative, while warning that wholesale price rises have fallen proportionately harder on lower-speed users.
SIGN UP TO READNBN Co has urged the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission not to make artificial adjustments to its FY27–FY29 revenue forecasts or disputed historical capital expenditure, arguing that the regulator can resolve its remaining concerns without changing the financial treatment proposed in the draft Replacement Module Determination.
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