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Telstra tells court that any Australian network-sharing deal between Optus and TPG would fail

By Laurel Henning ( May 4, 2023, 07:50 GMT | Insight) -- Telecom operator Telstra has told an Australian court that any counterfactual agreement that could be struck between TPG and Singtel Optus as an alternative to Telstra’s own planned network-sharing deal with TPG Telecom would fail. In 2022, Australia’s antitrust regulator concluded that TPG would, without the proposed transaction, potentially enter into a roaming or network sharing agreement with Australia’s other major telecom provider, Optus. But Telstra lawyers told the tribunal today that Optus could, and rationally would, offer TPG a worse deal — one that wouldn’t work.Telecom operator Telstra has told an Australian court that any counterfactual agreement that could be struck between TPG and Singtel Optus as an alternative Telstra’s own planned network-sharing deal with TPG Telecom would fail....

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