With all Anika Wells’ huffing about holding Telstra’s “feet to the fire so they feel [the] pain” customers did when its network went down last week, you’d think the telco sector would be keen to keep the communications minister onside.But Wells isn’t popular with the sector. There’s a perception that she treats comms as a part-time portfolio compared to her beloved sport ministry. So when the industry gathered for the Telecommunications Industry Excellence Awards on Wednesday night, she got torched.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles