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Established in 1994, Communications Day is the authoritative source for commercial, regulatory, political and technology news and analysis for telecommunications in Australia and New Zealand. Delivered every working day to a reader base of C-level executives, regulators, government and opposition ministers and their staff, CommsDay provides essential business intelligence and a key competitive advantage for anyone working in the ANZ telecoms sector.

 

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in today’s issue of commsday

  • The federal government has moved to establish a wide-ranging joint parliamentary committee on artificial intelligence, following pressure from the Coalition and independent MP Kate Chaney and with MPs positioning the process as an attempt to forge a bipartisan approach to AI policy.

  • Ratings agency S&P believes Optus can successfully “reset” its business, stabilise earnings, improve margins and grow free operating cash flow, with the rating agency expecting it to maintain its stand-alone credit profile at bbb-.

  • Vocus has appointed Ben Chan to the dual roles of managing director, consumer, and chief AI officer for the telco, with the latter including responsibility for its overall AI strategy and cross-functional programs.

  • Spark New Zealand increased spending on fibre, transport and international cable capacity by 40% in FY26 as mobile network capex eased following completion of its 5G Standalone core.

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