Could impact Telstra and Optus' plans to retire legacy service

Becomes the first Australian telco to begin retirement of 3G

Vocus had been granted an exclusive extension last month

Sale expected to fetch AU$45 million

Australia's Competition Tribunal (ACT) halted the plans in June

Has made a non-binding offer

Has increased mobile network coverage from 60 percent to approximately 99 percent

Fears over the long-term impact on prices led to deal being blocked

It's the first time an uplink speed of 2Gbps has been reached in Australia

Like many other MNOs around the world, the telco is calling time on its 3G services

Now grid operators are concerned about starting bushfires

Environmental charity praises Telstra, says Amazon, Global Switch and others need to do more