The telecoms business must be dragged into the twenty first century, however the Australian Competitors and Client Fee is caught previously.
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4 days earlier than Christmas, regional Australians had been dealt one other blow when the Australian Competitors and Client Fee (ACCC) nixed a deal between Telstra and TPG to share cellular community infrastructure.
It was a flawed choice that may damage each competitors and particularly regional cellular customers.
Telstra is the cellular market chief with 48% market share, adopted by SingTel Optus with 33% after which TPG, which runs the Vodafone community, third with 18%.
Signal as much as hold studying.
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