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  • ACA braces for smartnumber auction disputes

    The Australian Communication Authority (ACA) has put up several dispute resolution processes in preparation for forthcoming smartnumber auctions.

  • Costs of local telephone communication too high:survey

    Consumer satisfaction over local call rates and line rentals has decreased this year, with more than two thirds of respondents to a survey indicating the costs were too high.

  • Aust online phone number auction avoids pitfalls

    The Australian Communications Authority has released a draft format for a planned auction of valuable commercial phone numbers which will see it avoid the problems that plagued the auction of generic domain names last year.

  • Aust firm bags AU$50m InterContinental DVoD deal

    InterContinental Hotel Group plans to upgrade its in-house entertainment systems serving 4 and 5 star hotels throughout Asia-Pacific with a digital video-on-demand platform that could net technology provider (Entertainment Media Technologies) over AU$50 million over the next three years.

  • AU Freephone numbers to be auctioned off

    The Australian Communications Authority will auction off Freephone and Local Rate Numbers in a manner similar to that used for domain names.

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    The horror of random connections

    If you're one of those people who likes to complain whenever their Wi-Fi connection even temporarily flickers, then being forced to use older connectivity technologies is a useful reminder of how much we have to be intermittently grateful for.

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