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Telstra swallows prepaid mobile provider Boost for $100m (www.itnews.com.au)

submitted 5 months ago by Baku@aussie.zone to c/austech@aussie.zone

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[–] Nath@aussie.zone 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I honestly thought Boost was a Telstra subsidiary the way Jetstar is to Qantas. I say this as someone who has been a Boost customer for a year. I get Telstra notifications and SMS messages about my service.

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I did, too. The article says they just had "operational control" over boost, though. Amaysim is like the optus version of boost, and I think has been owned by optus since COVID times

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago

it was in almost all but name. Telstra provided almost ALL components of it but the marketing.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Mergers like this are almost never good for the average consumer.

[–] lodion@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Bugger

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

thats putting it mildly!

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

someone will see this and wonder..

this deal is just the aussie company. the american bit of it that still uses the same name was sold-off years ago (and is currently owned by echostar)

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago

Didn't know there was an American bit. Oh well. It clearly says "Australian Tech" at the very top - not much to be done if people don't read that