Is the iPhone that Optus is selling in any way different from the one that Telstra, or for that matter Vodafone, is putting on sale? One doubts there is any deviation in the models, all being designed in Cupertino and manufactured in China. Then why the need to pay a Hollywood actor to sell Apple’s world beating product?

The communications and telecommunications sector, including major telcos like Telstra, was under the glare of the spotlight of the competition watchdog, the ACCC in the 2017-2018 financial year, when it secured nearly $170 million in penalties for breaches of competition and consumer laws.

Ecuador is making moves to try and strip WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange of his citizenship, granted last year, in order to comply with reported US demands for his extradition to be tried on charges of leaking secrets.

The attacks against Huawei continue. A California-based start-up named CNEX Labs has sued the giant Chinese telecommunications equipment firm, alleging that the latter has engaged in a plan over many years to steal its technology.

ASX listed telecommunications, cloud and IT solutions provider, Over the Wire, has inked binding agreements to acquire all the shares in Access Digital Networks, and all shares in Comlinx.

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