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  • ACA to consult industry on comms regulation

    The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) will consult service providers, manufacturers and consumer groups in developing future communications regulation strategy.

  • ACA calls for submissions on VoIP regulation

    The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) has called for submissions to its review of telecommunications policies in relation to voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services today.

  • Aust comms body looks at possible futures

    The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) presented the preliminary report of its project "Vision 2020: Future Scenarios for the communications industry" to the ACIF/ACA Self-Regulation Summit in Sydney today, posing five possible developments for Australia's communications industry.

  • Broadband over powerlines: Regulator weighs in

    Australia's communications regulator has set up a broadband over powerline (BPL) information portal as it considers what rules must govern the delivery of telecommunications services using electrical power wiring.

  • Australian SMS emergency services a no-go

    The Australian Communications Authority has ruled out the possibility of SMS-based emergency services, despite calls from hearing impaired community groups that such a service be provided by the likes of the police.

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Blogs (2)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Conroy's Six: Can FTTN's gatekeepers deliver?

    Post-election adrenaline surging through his veins, one of the first acts performed by new Communications Minister Stephen Conroy was to disband the expert panel that his predecessor Helen Coonan had appointed last June to evaluate tenders for fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) construction.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Spam Act prosecution will echo

    The first prosecution under the Spam Act last week may seem like nothing more than a single renegade marketeer being shut down. But it isn't...

Features and Case Studies (8)

  • 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.

  • Unwired wary of big carriers in broadband spectrum sale

    Unwired CEO, David Spence, has urged Australia's communications regulators to protect a tranche of prime wireless broadband spectrum due to be auctioned September from anti-competitive behaviour by existing carriers.

  • AU Spam Act knocks down spammers

    The Spam Act 2003 has led to the closure of several major Australian-based spammers, the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) claimed today.

  • UPDATE: AU government to ban spam

    The federal government intends to introduce legislation that will ban unsolicited commercial e-mail, the Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Senator Richard Alston announced today.

  • The impact of Australia's anti-spam legislation

    Spam costs businesses an average of A$900 per employee per year in lost productivity. Will Australia's new anti-spam laws reverse this trend?

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Reviews (10)

  • Aust mobile standards reviewed after emergency no. foulup

    A software fault that compromised users' ability to dial emergency numbers using a newly-released mobile telephone has prompted a major review of the standards phones are required to meet before being sold in Australia

  • Pre-paid market drives AU mobile boom

    Australia's mobile telecommunications market grew by more than 12 per cent in 2002/03, driven by a continuing surge in pre-paid services.

  • 3G towers safe: ACA

    The Australian Communications Authority has released a fact sheet on the effects of radiation from 3G towers in an attempt to allay community fears.

  • 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.

  • ACA rules out lifting ban on mobile jammers

    The Australian Communications Authority has ruled out legalising mobile phone jammers, or making an exception for Australian prisons.

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