ASX:TPM 4 March 2026 - 6 March 2026

Telstra Shares Trade Higher as $1.25 Billion Buyback Wraps Up, Investors Focus on Week Ahead
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Australia’s A$7.32 Billion Spectrum Sale Raises Questions for Phone Bills

Australia’s communications regulator has set a preferred price of A$7.32 billion for renewing major mobile and fixed-wireless spectrum licences, sticking with higher fees despite efforts by Telstra, Optus and TPG Telecom to get them cut. The move keeps the debate alive over the cost of airwaves, with the focus shifting to phone bills, network spending and how telcos compete. Telstra, Optus, TPG and NBN Co own the licences supporting fixed wireless broadband and over 30 million mobile services, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority. Spectrum covers the radio frequencies used for mobile and wireless internet. Fixed wireless broadband gives homes and businesses internet through radio, not cables.
May 20, 2026
Telstra Group Limited becomes first Australian telco live with anti-fraud APIs as Optus joins, TPG waits
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Telstra Group Limited becomes first Australian telco live with anti-fraud APIs as Optus joins, TPG waits

Telstra Group Limited is the first telco in Australia to launch anti-fraud network APIs via the GSMA’s Open Gateway framework, rolling out a Number Verification service that confirms a user’s phone number against carrier records—no SMS one-time code required. The development was reported Thursday by iTnews, which referenced comments from both Telstra and its competitors. Timing is key here. Carriers want to clamp down on hijacked logins and payments, and Open Gateway hands them a unified tool to pitch these security checks to banks, fintechs, and other big users. “From ambition to execution,” is how Henry Calvert, GSMA’s head of networks, described the project in a March 4 post—he says 86 operator groups, spanning 300-plus networks and 80% of the
March 6, 2026