There's a lot going on in the telecommunications sector right now. TPG released its results yesterday, at the same time as Aussie Broadband lobbed a bid for smaller rival Superloop. And in the last week or two we've learnt how much the 2023 Optus outage cost, and what areas of Telstra'a business are booming.

Telecommunications expert Paul Budde from Paul Budde Consultancy talks Sean Aylmer through the sector's ins and outs - and why the results matter for consumers.