Telstra warns of higher mobile bills over $7.2b fee

Telstra has warned of higher mobile phone bills if the Albanese government presses ahead with plans to charge telcos $7.2 billion to access mobile phone networks in Australia.

In a rare pre-budget submission to Treasury, the country’s biggest telco said it would be forced to pay $1.3 billion more than was fair under a new pricing model and indicated the costs would be passed on to consumers.

Source: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/telstra-warns-of-higher-mobile-bills-over-7-2b-fee-20260210-p5o0ya