Wake-up call: how Telstra’s ‘unreasonable’ price rises may cause customers to hang up
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“Telstra has long traded on its claim to have better – and far more expansive – mobile coverage than its rivals”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute Telstra's coverage claims.
“Telstra’s latest changes, which include steep price hikes and the closure of its cheaper “starter” plan to new users”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute Telstra's pricing changes.
“Telstra’s standard monthly mobile plan will increase from $70 to $74 for 50GB of data”
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Wikipedia entries for Telstra, NRL, and legal cases do not mention the $70-$74 price change for 50GB data.
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— The National Rugby League (also known as the NRL Telstra Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is a professional rugby league competition in Oceania which is currently contested by 17 teams from New S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rugby_League
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rugby_League
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— Telstra Group Limited is an Australian telecommunications company that builds and operates telecommunications networks and markets related products and services. It is a member of the S&P/ASX 20 stock…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra
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— Telstra Corporation Limited v The Commonwealth was an important case decided in the High Court of Australia on 6 March 2008.
It concerned a dispute between Telstra Corporation and the Commonwealth of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra_Corporation_Ltd._v_Com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra_Corporation_Ltd._v_Com…
“Telstra’s announcement cleared the path for rivals, including Optus, to make similar increases”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute rivals' pricing actions.
“Telstra increased its retail mobile customer accounts by a robust 581,000 during its most recent six-month reporting period”
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Wikipedia entries for Telstra, NRL, and Telstra Tower do not mention customer growth figures.
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— The National Rugby League (also known as the NRL Telstra Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is a professional rugby league competition in Oceania which is currently contested by 17 teams from New S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rugby_League
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rugby_League
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— Telstra Group Limited is an Australian telecommunications company that builds and operates telecommunications networks and markets related products and services. It is a member of the S&P/ASX 20 stock…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra
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— Telstra Tower (also known as Black Mountain Tower and formerly Telecom Tower) is a telecommunications tower and lookout that is situated above the summit of Black Mountain in Australia's capital city …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra_Tower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra_Tower
“Telstra’s net profit increased by nearly 10% to $1.2bn in its most recent half-year results”
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Wikipedia entries for 4G in Australia, NRL, and Telstra general info do not mention financial results.
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— In telecommunications, 4G is the fourth generation of cell phone mobile communications standards. It is a successor to the third generation (3G) standards. A 4G system provides mobile "ultra-broadband…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G_connectivity_in_Australia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G_connectivity_in_Australia
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— The National Rugby League (also known as the NRL Telstra Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is a professional rugby league competition in Oceania which is currently contested by 17 teams from New S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rugby_League
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rugby_League
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— Telstra Group Limited is an Australian telecommunications company that builds and operates telecommunications networks and markets related products and services. It is a member of the S&P/ASX 20 stock…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra
“The Australian Communications and Media Authority (Acma) will measure mobile signal coverage for coverage maps”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute ACMA's coverage measurement plans.
“Telstra’s advertised coverage will be reduced by around 1m sqm around Australia”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute coverage area reductions.
“Areas with signal levels below -115 dBm will be classified as 'no coverage' areas”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute dBm classification thresholds.
“1.5 million customers use areas classified as 'no coverage' monthly”
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“57,000 emergency calls are made in 'no coverage' areas annually”
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