I am also sceptical about the 8th. It's also Hillary & Donald's big day! Is that significant?
If Telstra doesn't start treating their customers better then I think they will see a big exit.
Singapore's https://myrepublic.net/au/ is starting up on 15th November with $60 data unlimited and as fast as your technology will allow you to go and call centres in Australia!!
This was previous CEO David Thodey's biggest worry about competition.