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  • Watchdog awaits eBay's response over PayPal deal

    The ACCC has given eBay until 23 May to respond to concerns over its proposed exclusivity deal with its online payment arm PayPal.

  • ACCC plays hard to get with ASG on IT revamp

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will be seeking a new vendor for the provision of all of its ICT services at the end of June, but the organisation has remained tight lipped about its current arrangements.

  • Competition watchdog recommends tight caps on Telstra pricing

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission plans to recommend that price caps be retained for both local and dial-up Internet calls in its review of Telstra's current price control arrangements.

  • Competition regime will drive broadband success: analyst

    Australia's top two telecommunications players have loudly touted broadband milestones this week -- but a telecommunications analyst has warned growth in the sector may be curtailed unless an appropriate competition regime is maintained.

  • ACCC warns online business to obey real world rules

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned online traders that they must comply with the same laws that apply to their real-world counterparts, following release of an online survey revealing that many sites are denying customers their legal rights.

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  • Google caught slamming eBay to ACCC?

    Australia's ongoing PayPal saga has taken another turn today with the news that an anonymous submission sent to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) opposing eBay's exclusive deal with the payment provider was authored by Google.

  • 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.

  • Aust Web sites under privacy microscope

    Government agencies have plans in the pipeline to conduct a sweep of Australian Web sites, checking for compliance with new privacy legislation.

  • Australia: broadband backwater or trailblazer?

    Is Australia leading or lagging in the broadband stakes? Well, it depends on who you ask.

  • Photos: Australian broadband coverage

    With a fierce battle raging over Australia's broadband future and how bush users should be connected, regulators have weighed in to produce a state of nation report into the country's communications infrastructure and how well consumers are being served by their providers.

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  • TIO investigates pre-paid mobile accounts

    The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman is investigating SIM-Unlock fees attached to pre-paid mobile accounts to determine whether they are 'penalties', and therefore unrecoverable by common law.

  • ACCC tackles mobile telephone service pricing

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) plans to review the pricing of mobile phone services, with a view to updating regulations governing the area.

  • Vodafone lashes ACCC mobile regulation

    Vodafone has called on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to ease several regulations governing the Australian mobile phone industry.

  • Tidings and technology: A ZDNet Australia Holiday Special

    ZDNet Australia takes a look back over 2002 and analyses the online shopping opportunities available to those looking for a last minute technology gift.

  • A tale of two networks

    In addition to which handset and which service provider to opt for, Australian consumers now have to chose which network to sign up to - GSM or CDMA. So, what are the differences between the two networks?

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