The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network has failed to respond to questions about its reported absence from recent meetings of two major telecommunications industry stakeholder forums, despite its stated commitment to constructive engagement with the sector.

Better Internet for Rural, Regional and Remote Australia has questioned a Senate inquiry recommendation to transfer responsibility for the Triple Zero Emergency Call Person function from Telstra to a Commonwealth body, arguing that such a move would not have prevented recent major telecommunications outages.

Optus chief technology officer Sri Amirthalingam has called for a rethink of Australia's spectrum policy, satellite sovereignty and telecommunications research priorities, warning that decisions made over the next five years will determine how successfully the country adapts to artificial intelligence and 6G.

The NSW Telco Authority plans to test three approaches to delivering public safety mobile broadband services leveraging commercial cellular networks as part of a ‘Mobile Broadband Augmentation Trial’.