A new code of practice has been launched which extends minimum standards in cable installation from individuals performing the work to businesses engaged in the activity.
Telstra has been given till the end of the year to fix 54 Exchange Service Areas which were identified as the worst performing in the country.
New entrants to the fixed phone market in a particular location will not have to fulfil the obligations set out in the Customer Service Guarantee, under new regulatory changes announced by the government.
The Australian Communications Authority will auction off Freephone and Local Rate Numbers in a manner similar to that used for domain names.
The Australian Communications Authority will investigate the need for additional regulation surrounding premium rate 190 phone services following an allocation of AU$600,000 over four years in the federal budget.
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.
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.
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