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'Telstra will pump an extra $500 million into its mobile network over the next two years as the telco giant seeks to cement its dominance of the $40 billion a year sector.
The funding increase will see Telstra’s (TLS) annual capex bill jump to 15 per cent of sales and take its spending on its mobile network over the next three years to 2017 to more than $5 billion.
The spend has been designed to increase Telstra’s lead in mobiles over rivals Optus and Vodafone and up the coverage of its 4G mobile footprint to 99 per cent of the Australian population.
“We are committed to maintaining our network leadership in Australia — offering superior experiences for what matters most to customers,” said new Telstra chief executive Andy Penn.
“There is a lot of noise from our competitors about the fairness of Telstra’s superior mobile network. But it is there because we have had the vision and we have been prepared to invest.
“Let’s face it, all three operators have the capacity and the balance sheets to invest. The only difference between us is Telstra has consistently been prepared to do so.”
“All digital innovation is dependent on the quality of the underlying network,” he said.
It was Mr Penn’s first presentation as Telstra chief executive since David Thodey stepped down earlier this year.
With Michael Roddan

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...-of-telco-sector/story-e6frgakx-1227435192772