Telecom industry and consumer groups will soon make their way to the negotiating table to discuss policies for dealing with unfortunate broadband users whose hip-pockets are being hit hard by online hazards.
PIN numbers and restricted number ranges are among proposals before Australia's communications authorities to limit minors' access to premium-rate multimedia content on their mobile phones.
The Australian Communication Authority is expected to release guidelines to standardise information about Internet service offerings that ISPs present to consumers, early next week.
The Australian Communication Authority has released draft ISP guidelines for disclosing service information to potential customers, but is yet to finalise information that will be used to judge provider performance.
The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) has sent a warning to the telecommunications industry that its "voluntary" code of practice has as much bite as it does bark.
Australia's peak Internet industry body has upped the ante against unsolicited bulk e-mail senders, a move sparked by lawsuits against spammers in the United States.
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