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Google’s secret deals with major Australian phone companies backfire spectacularly with $36m penalty

Google's dirty little secret just cost them big.

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Google slapped with €30M fine for anticompetitive deals with Australia's largest telcos

The tech giant signed deals with two major telcos to exclusively pre-install their search engine on phones—behaviour which is illegal in Australia.

Euronews

Google Slapped With $36 Million Fine Amid Anti-Competitive Practices In Australia

Alphabet‘s Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has agreed to pay a hefty fine of $36 million in Australia. This comes after allegations of anti-competitive practices involving the country’s two largest telecom companies.

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Google to pay $36M fine for anticompetitive deals with Australia's largest telcos

Google has agreed to pay a $36 million fine for anticompetitive deals with Australia's two largest telcos

The Independent UK

Google cops $55m fine for search engine deals on phones

Google engaged in anti-competitive behaviour when it asked telcos to install only its search engine on phones, Australia's competition watchdog says.

AAP

Price hikes, job cuts push telco's modest profit lift

Australia's largest telecommunications company has posted a 30 per cent increase in its annual profit, but investors are unimpressed.

AAP

More than half of calls to Queensland domestic violence helpline unanswered for full month last year, report finds

Audit of DVConnect commissioned by LNP government reveals ‘damning’ findings, minister for prevention of domestic and family violence says

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Telco denies hundreds of job cuts linked to AI adoption

Telstra says hundreds of job cuts are linked to its restructure of a division providing professional services which had strayed too far from its core offering.

AAP

AI chatbots pushing buttons of weary telco customers

While the rates of telco customers making complaints rise, companies continue to roll out dehumanised customer service bots to help their bottom line.

AAP

Telco misdeeds sharpen case for Indigenous leadership

Repeated misconduct by major telcos in selling to remote communities highlights the need to embed Indigenous leaders, a corporate adviser says.

AAP

Telco TPG cops warning for triple-zero code breach

A telco that did not declare an outage to relevant parties has been given a warning as a watchdog cracks down on triple-zero code breaches.

AAP

Space to Gympie and beyond: satellite texts go live

Telstra has begun rolling-out the nation's first satellite to mobile texting service, a move the telco hopes will keep rural Australians better connected.

AAP

Telstra expects to shrink workforce as it leans in ‘hard’ on AI — including in customer service

Company tells investors ‘we will embrace AI’ and suggests autonomous AI agents could soon play a role

The Guardian - AU

Vodafone Accuses Telstra Of Misleading Australians With Its Coverage Claims

Vodafone has called for a regulatory investigation, alleging Telstra appears to have been misleading Australians "for more than a decade".

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Telstra accused of beating around the bush on coverage

Telstra admits changing its website to update coverage claims, but denies it misled customers as the consumer watchdog considers the allegations.

AAP

Telco complaints a symptom of cost-of-living crisis

Telcos are failing to offer sufficient help to customers struggling to pay their bills, as the telecommunications watchdog receives a spike in complaints.

AAP

Calls go out to dial in payphones as national landmarks

Three public phones that have supported Australians in emergencies are being nominated to be made national landmarks.

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The Guardian - AU

Elon Musk’s Starlink could be used to transmit Australian election voting results

Contract comes to light after questions raised about the increasing role of Musk in Australia’s communications systems

AAP

'Scary': town could not call triple zero after storms

An outback town is still "flat out" recovering months after rolling power outages, which shut down a major mine and cut off phone services.

The Guardian - AU

New home approvals surge; Victoria urged to embrace electric homes over gas – as it happened

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AAP

'No excuse': Telstra fined over millions of spam texts

Australians were bombarded with millions of spam texts from a major telco that didn't allow them to unsubscribe without providing personal information.

AAP

Telstra hikes dividend, announces $750m share buy-back

Telstra says it made $1.1 billion in profit in the six months to December 31, up 7.1 per cent from the same period in 2023.

AAP

'More gaps, more drop-outs': rise in complaints post-3G

Telcos have been urged to do better in rural Australia, with continued reports of poor mobile service and new black spots after the 3G mobile network closed.

AAP

Failed triple zero calls 'not related' to 3G shutdown

Three triple-zero calls failed during a fatal farm fire, but Telstra says its rural mobile coverage upgrades helped other emergency calls connect.

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