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  • New draft code commands telcos to speak plain English

    The Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) has come up with a draft code forcing telecommunication companies to clarify their contracts after a research showed that Australian consumers have a hard time understanding their phone contracts.

  • ALP's Net Harbour spam assault quietened

    The federal Opposition has reiterated its claim that the Prime Minister, John Howard and other coalition politicians breached the spirit of the Spam Act in the Net Harbour incident despite the spam watchdog last week seemingly clearing them of any legal concerns.

  • ACA calls for customer input on telco 'bill-shock'

    The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) has called for public comment on the customer credit management issues of telecommunication vendors, responding to complaints from customers on incidents of "bill-shock".

  • Unwired unleashes wireless broadband over Sydney's west

    Wireless broadband provider, Unwired, has announced the extension of its service to cover Sydney's western suburbs, with access provided to more than half a million residential and small business users.

  • ACA mulls over mobile porn solution

    PIN numbers and restricted number ranges are among proposals before Australia's communications authorities to limit minors' access to premium-rate multimedia content on their mobile phones.

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  • Premium messaging sparks AU mobile commerce

    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.

  • Aust comms authority pushes new SMS options

    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.

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