Carsales.com.au, a classified advertisement Web site, has been fined AU$6,600 by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) for sending unsolicited SMS messages to potential customers.
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.
Despite warnings from organisations that people should not rely on SMS to get help in an emergency, NSW's State Emergency Services still view it as a viable way of alerting people about flood and storm warnings.
Carriers won't be required to ensure consumers have "opted-in" to receive short-message-service marketing under a new communications industry code released last week according to the Australian Direct Marketing Association (ADMA).
The Australian Communications Authority will hold a second round of seminars in early February in an attempt to finalise new numbering options for SMS services.
The Spam Act 2003 has led to the closure of several major Australian-based spammers, the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) claimed today.
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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The Australian Communications Authority will hold a second round of seminars in early February in an attempt to finalise new numbering options for SMS 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.
Australia's mobile telecommunications market grew by more than 12 per cent in 2002/03, driven by a continuing surge in pre-paid services.
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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