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  • Ombudsman welcomes Aust drive against Internet dumping

    Australia's telecommunications complaints authority has welcomed federal government moves to cut off a practice whereby consumers are unknowingly lured into copping excessive telephone bills for Internet usage.

  • Industry rebukes Australian Internet dumping prevention plan

    Industry groups have sent a stinging rebuke to proposed legislative changes designed to combat Internet dumping, recently announced by the government.

  • Internet dumping burning unsuspecting consumers

    The practice of Internet Dumping has been growing recently, and many people are sceptical of the Australian Government's attempts to control the practice.

  • ACA to increase premium number regulation

    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.

  • Alston pushes porn PIN to reduce phone bills

    Government driven draft standards, which could force ISPs to restrict access to online pornography via premium rate services unless customers have a PIN and have given their written approval to access these services, have been released for public comment.

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