Aug 5, 2026 – 1.08pmAustralia’s largest telecommunications company, Telstra, faces the prospect of losing its huge network advantage after the powerful competition watchdog announced it would embark on a year-long inquiry into whether to force telcos to sell access to their towers across the country.Weeks after a national outage crippled railway networks in NSW and Victoria, left small businesses without payment systems and caused havoc with the Triple Zero emergency call system, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission announced it would investigate whether mandated domestic roaming would improve connectivity and outcomes for consumers.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles