Briefs

Telstra's next step

How to oil the green machine

American factories are in line for an energy makeover, reports Anne Davies.

Disinterested and unknown, here's one youngster who aims to be a giant on the court as well as off

TENNIS is full of tall stories, but here's one that's absolutely true.

BlackBerry Plans available on Optus Mobile

Optus latest plans for BlackBerry offer unlimited email from $9.99.

With A Plan, Buying A Mobile Need Not Be A Triple-owe Call

CREDIT agencies, phone companies and consumer advocates are urging parents considering buying a mobile phone for their children this Christmas to choose carefully.

Mobile Contracts: If The Cap Fits, Wear It

Jackie Pearson looks at the plans.

Competition Hurts At Optus

OPTUS chief executive Paul O'Sullivan has admitted the main reason for its 8.5 per cent drop in full-year profit to $593 million - capped-price mobile plans - is also the key to protecting its 33 per cent share of the local mobile market.

Putting Love On The Line

AS TELSTRA plans to scrap phone booths in their thousands - and children are put on pre-paid mobile plans in even greater numbers - I tell the following story by way of a lament: