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Telcos to face $10M penalties for industry code breaches
Telcos are set to face penalties of up to $10 million for breaching the industry code under a suite of proposed changes to the Telecommunications Act.
Uniti cops binding rules from ACCC over ‘take it or leave it’ pricing concerns
The ACCC has slapped fibre network provider Uniti with binding rules of conduct to ensure reasonable terms for retailers, invoking its powers under the telecommunications law for only the second time.
Hytera can’t dodge ‘substantial industrial theft’ finding in Motorola case
An appeals court has rejected Chinese radio manufacturer Hytera’s challenge to a finding it misappropriated the source code of US mobile phone giant Motorola.
Ex-Vocus chair acquitted of insider trading charges
A jury has found former Vocus Group chair Vaughan Bowen not guilty of insider trading -- the second time Bowen has dodged the charges.
Telstra pays $3M penalty over Triple Zero outage
Telstra has been hit with a $3 million penalty for failing to follow emergency call rules during a Triple Zero outage in March.
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Viasat can’t challenge $1.62M arbitration loss over DoD satellite contract
US-based satellite broadband provider Viasat has lost its bid to appeal an arbitral ruling that rejected its damages claim against the subcontractor on a Department of Defence project. 
Telstra didn’t discriminate against Triple-0 worker with hearing loss: court
A judge has found that Telstra did not violate disability discrimination laws when it put a hard-of-hearing Triple-0 operator on leave after she failed a hearing test.
Optus slapped with $12m penalty over Triple-0 outage
Optus has been hit with a $12 million penalty over a “preventable” nationwide network outage in November 2023, which left thousands of customers unable to make emergency calls.
Optus pressured customers to buy phones they couldn’t afford, ACCC says
The consumer regulator has launched court action against Optus, alleging sales staff put undue pressure on customers to buy phones they couldn't afford.
High Court shuns SingTel’s appeal over tax deductions for $14B Optus buy
The High Court will not review a Full Court ruling that backed the ATO’s rejection of over $894,000 in tax deductions related to SingTel's $14.2 billion acquisition of Optus.