Telecommunications

Optus has won an appeal against a council's decision to refuse its plan to build a telecommunications tower in Killcare Heights on NSW's Central Coast.

The privacy regulator has made a preliminary decision to continue an investigation of a class action-style complaint over the 2022 Optus data breach, despite launching its own case.

Telstra has secured a court-enforceable undertaking from the former head of its technology services arm following his move to rival Vocus, which bars him from any involvement in product development in his new job until next year.

A Senate inquiry into Triple Zero service outages has recommended stripping Telstra of its emergency call person function and launching a review into the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

A law firm that ran a consumer class action by franchisees will recover less than a third of the costs it incurred in running the case after a small settlement was reached.

As Telstra faces scrutiny over this month's nationwide Triple Zero outage, the communications regulator said Thursday it had brought action against Optus over last year's emergency call blackout.

Telstra could face a multimillion dollar fine from the telco regulator and a class action investigation after Wednesday's nationwide outage that affected over 600 emergency calls and downed the EFTPOS network.

A class action against Optus over a 2022 data breach that affected 10 million customers has won leave to intervene in parallel cases by the media authority and information commissioner.

Tasmania will receive its first submarine fibre optic cable in 20 years, as part of an agreement between startup Firmus and telecommunications company Subco to invest in the state’s AI infrastructure.  

An Optus contractor breached the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act by building a telecommunications facility on the roof of a heritage listed building in Sydney's Northern Beaches, a court has found.