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  • ACA calls for mod-chip legalisation; copyright fair use

    The Australian Consumers Association today recommended legalising the use of mod-chips as it cautiously greeted a recent proposal to introduce a levy on digital recording media and devices.

  • ISPs demand intervention on Telstra ADSL2+ block

    A group of nine ISPs sent a letter to the ACCC accusing the telco of stifling competition and urging the regulator to throw its full force behind an investigation.

  • ACCC to expose fake excuses for broadband delays

    Competition regulator the ACCC is set to probe what's stopping Telstra's rivals rolling out broadband services -- and whether there are 'real' blocks, like space constraints, that are preventing them or whether there are 'artificial' restraints on accessing the unbundled local loop.

  • AU govt slammed for blocking broadband inquiry

    The Federal Government has stifled a proposed Senate inquiry into the state of broadband competition in Australia, raising the ire of the Opposition and industry groups.

  • ACCC asked to investigate Aust SMS claims

    A wireless enterprise software provider says it has complained to Australia's competition watchdog over a group of service providers who allegedly route short-message service traffic via lower-cost foreign operators and mask the practice by using "falsely assigned" local numbers.

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