Admiral goes in to bat for Huawei

Peter Cai and Lucy Battersby He once fought China-backed Vietcong, now John Lord represents the controversial Chinese telecoms supplier.

Receivers to review Banksia assets

Lucy Battersby Receivers McGrathNicol will undertake a review of collapsed non-bank lender Banksia Securities’ business loan portfolio as it explores ways to pay its $650 million debt.

NBN Co spends $180m on satellite ground stations

Lucy Battersby NBN Co has awarded $180 million worth of construction contracts for ten satellite ground stations to two medium-sized firms.

Telstra to attack with Adam purchase

Lucy Battersby Telstra is buying Adam Internet for a new national brand for cut-price internet and telephony services.

Zetta Florence in danger of going bust

Lucy Battersby Melbourne stationers Zetta Florence are at risk of going into liquidation after the tax office applied to wind up the company over unpaid debts of $190,127.

Telstra snaps up Adam Internet

Lucy Battersby Adam Internet will keep its brand and become a stand-alone national subsidiary of Telstra.

Telstra International boss heads to Flexigroup

Lucy Battersby Telstra International Group has lost its managing director, Tarek Robbiati, the second Asian-based executive to leave Telstra this month.

Google privacy policy under fire from EU

Lucy Battersby Google collects and combines "vast amounts of personal data about internet users" without fully warning its users or justifying the need to have all that information, according to a European...

Happy times for Telstra investors

Lucy Battersby Telstra chairwoman Catherine Livingstone's comment at Tuesday's annual meeting that dividends could "increase over time" has analysts talking of a rise past 30 cents a share.

Ten swings to loss amid soft ratings

Lucy Battersby Ten lost nearly $13 million in the past financial year as revenue slumped, but shares still recover from an all-time low.

Telstra to hold dividend steady

Lucy Battersby TELSTRA has given shareholders little hope for a rise in dividend payments this financial year despite forecasting earnings and income growth.

Shareholder meeting swaps fireworks for the calmer approach

Lucy Battersby TELSTRA used to be the company that provided fireworks at its marathon-like annual meetings. But this year shareholders were subdued and the meeting finished after just two hours.

Telstra affirms dividend, raises doubts on NBN deal value

Lucy Battersby Telstra expects its dividend payments to remain flat and says that the $11 billion value of Telstra's deal with government-owned NBN Co was ''no longer relevant''.

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Broadband provider cops speeding fine

Lucy Battersby The wholesale broadband provider CNT Corp paid fines of $20,000 to the competition watchdog and agreed to court enforceable undertakings after exaggerating speeds on its fibre broadband network to...

Former Apple guru cuts to core of a problem

Lucy Battersby Creating a Silicon Valley equivalent is not simply a question of cash.

NBN Co updates watchdog on pricing policy

Lucy Battersby NBN Co lodges a "special access undertaking" with the ACCC, setting out the network's plans for prices and sale conditions.

Watchdog jobs go as complaints fall

Lucy Battersby Job losses are expected at the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman after an unexpected steep fall in consumer complaints about telephone and internet services this year.

ASIC wants power to read your emails

Bianca Hall and Lucy Battersby ASIC has called for sweeping phone call and internet data to be made available for its war on white collar crime.

Jobs go at telecoms watchdog after complaints slide

Lucy Battersby Ombudsman calls for voluntary redundancies after fewer-than-expected problems with Three network closure.

NBN moves to opt-out installation model

Lucy Battersby Home owners no longer have to consent to government-owned NBN Co installing fibre optic connections on their property.

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