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  • Mobile phones rising gaol security threat

    Mobile phones are becoming a significant security threat in Australian correctional facilities, an investigation into the Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre (MRRC) in Silverwater NSW has revealed, however the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) is at a loss of how to address the problem.

  • ACA trumpets rural mobile access win

    The Australian Communications Authority has claimed a win for rural telecommunications following the prohibition of mobile phone boosters in May last year.

  • 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 seeks new rules for adult content on mobile phones

    The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) is holding public meetings to find measures to restrict access by children to adult content on mobile phones.

  • ACA warns telcos of mobile adult content fines

    Telecommunication carriers found guilty of not complying with the Australian Communications Authority regulation on offensive mobile phone contents will be fined up to AU$10 million.

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    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.

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  • ACA trumpets rural mobile access win

    The Australian Communications Authority has claimed a win for rural telecommunications following the prohibition of mobile phone boosters in May last year.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

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