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  • Australian authorities poised to open up messaging services

    The Australian Communications Authority is looking at extending premium rate number services and allowing individuals to send and receive voice and data messages using non-mobile numbers, according to a discussion paper released yesterday.

  • Premium messaging sparks AU mobile commerce

    The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) has announced plans to introduce a range of premium mobile messaging numbers, facilitating the introduction of mobile commerce to the consumer market.

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  • New draft code commands telcos to speak plain English

    The Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) has come up with a draft code forcing telecommunication companies to clarify their contracts after a research showed that Australian consumers have a hard time understanding their phone contracts.

  • Comms authority clamps down on mobile tower obligations

    The revised draft of the Deployment of Radiocommunications Infrastructure code contains amendments which give councils an extension of five days to comment on telecommunications carriers' proposal for the construction of mobile phone towers

  • IIA steps up mobile content protection

    The Internet Industry Association (IIA) has stepped up with its plan to protect minors from objectionable mobile phone content.

  • Comms authority slams Telstra promotion

    The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) has issued a warning to Telstra over an advertisement that didn't adequately explain the caveats associated with their "18 cents for five minutes" mobile call rate campaign.

  • ACA mulls over mobile porn solution

    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.

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  • Consumers rights still lagging: ACA chief

    In an exclusive interview, the Australian Communications Authority's retiring chairman Dr Bob Horton explains why consumer rights continue to lag. He touches on other topics including regulating mobile adult content.

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