19 Jun 2026

Friday round-up

Occom launches fixed-price broadband plans in Australia cfotech.com.au

Occom has launched broadband plans in Australia with fixed prices for 12 and 24 months, targeting households seeking more certainty over monthly costs.

Vodafone's mobile network suffers hours-long outage, potentially affecting millions of Australians ABC Online

Vodafone Australia suffered a major network outage on Thursday morning, leaving potentially millions of Australians without mobile access. The company says it has since "isolated and resolved" the issue that caused the outage, and has apologised to its customers for the inconvenience.

18 Jun 2026

Thursday round-up

Vodafone outage largely resolved whistleout.com.au

Vodafone network customers experienced connectivity issues this morning, but a spokesperson told WhistleOut the outage has now largely been resolved. The spokesperson recommended impacted customers restart their device if they are still having issues with their service, but added that some may still be experiencing problems.

17 Jun 2026

Wednesday round-up

ACCC ends NBN speed monitoring program whistleout.com.au

The ACCC will no longer compile reports on real-world NBN provider performance.

15 Jun 2026

Monday round-up

Aussie Broadband has acquired AGL's telco business whistleout.com.au

Aussie Broadband has completed its acquisition of energy provider AGL’s telco business, adding approximately 350,000 services to its customer base. This includes NBN, mobile, and voice customers from AGL and Southern Phone, which AGL acquired back in 2019.

11 Jun 2026

Thursday round-up

Starlink starts charging $15 monthly hardware rental fee in Australia gadgetguy.com.au

Accessing Starlink hardware in Australia will work a bit differently, as the satellite internet provider starts charging a $15 monthly rental fee.

10 Jun 2026

Wednesday round-up

Exetel's NBN plan isn't getting more expensive this year whistleout.com.au

Many providers have already announced price hikes ahead of July 1, when NBN wholesale costs go up, but Exetel won't be making any changes this year. A spokesperson for the telco told WhistleOut that Exetel won't be increasing its plan pricing this time around.

9 Jun 2026

Tuesday round-up

Is Superloop's NBN PriceLock worth it? whistleout.com.au

While NBN providers are in the full swing of announcing price increases for the new financial year, one has decided to introduce something different. Superloop has introduced an add-on called PriceLock, an option to pay a one-time fee of $25 to lock-in a monthly plan price for 24 months.

8 Jun 2026

Monday round-up

Telstra blocks scam gambling sites across its network pickr.com.au

There’s a new scourge in scams, as fake gambling apps and sites throw money down a hole. What’s scambling, and what is Telstra doing about it?