TPG Telecom
- Parliament passes Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation, starting 1 December 2027
Telstra, Optus and TPG Telecom will have to provide outdoor voice and SMS coverage almost everywhere under the new law, using satellite direct-to-device services. The Coalition secured amendments on disaster roaming and reliability standards, while ACCAN says the law leaves gaps.
- TPG says 98 per cent of scam calls to Vodafone came via Aussie Broadband's Symbio
TPG Telecom, Vodafone's owner, says more than 24 million scam calls over a year reached its customers through Symbio, a wholesale carrier owned by Aussie Broadband. Aussie Broadband says it is working on the problem, and the ACMA said it found no non-compliance by an Australian telco in one campaign.
- Australian carriers switch on Temporary Disaster Roaming after years of testing
Telstra, Optus and TPG have made Temporary Disaster Roaming available in disaster-hit parts of the country, letting phones join another carrier's network when their own fails. It carries no extra charge but works only under tight conditions.