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Archive for the ‘ISP and Telco Law’ CategoryiiNet wins appealThursday, February 24th, 2011 The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has today dismissed the appeal by AFACT against iiNet’s earlier win the in Federal Court. We will bring you more analysis of the decision shortly.  Tags: iiNet, isp law, ISP lawyer, ISP Lawyers, IT Law, Telco Law, telecommunications law More Posts Coming SoonTuesday, December 7th, 2010 We have more IT Law, Domain Law and Telecommunications Law posts coming soon. Watch this space. Tags: domain law, domain name law, IT Law, IT Lawyer, IT Lawyers, telecommunications law ACMA to review numbering planMonday, October 25th, 2010 The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has launched an issues paper, to examine whether the numbering plan and the way telephone numbers are used remain appropriate. The increasing use of voice over IP (VOIP) and mobile telephones have forced a rethink on telephone numbering. In announcing the launch of the issues paper, the ACMA Chairman Chris Chapman said:
The ACMA has called for comments on the issues paper by 3 December 2010. The issues paper is available from the ACMA website here. Tags: ACMA, Telecommunications Lawyers, VOIP Fixed Line Wholesale Pricing Under ReviewSaturday, September 18th, 2010 The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has released a draft report into the pricing model of fixed line telephony services, proposing radical price reductions, which is likely to see Telstra’s fixed line revenues fall even further. The ACCC has suggested a move away from the traditional wholesale pricing model based Retail Price less Retail Cost, instead the ACCC has suggested an alternative model:
The new model has suggested an across the board charge of $20 per month for line rental down from the two consumer and business rates that exist, while the ACCC has suggested a reduction of wholesale local call costs from 17c to 7c, a massive drop, which is likely to anger Telstra. Below we have extracted the draft pricing for the period 2011 to 2014: Draft indicative pricesFor ULLS services, the Bands relate to different geographical areas.
Tags: ACCC, Declared Service, telecommunications law, telecommunications lawyer, Wholesale Call Costs auDA rolls out DNSSECFriday, August 27th, 2010 .au name space to become more secure with the rollout of DNSSEC Details of the rollout of Domain Names System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in the .au domain name space have recently been released by the au Domain Administration (auDA). Developed in conjunction with the .au registry operator, AusRegistry, the plan consists of a five stage process to introduce DNSSEC into the .au Top Level Domain (TLD) and second –level zones, including com.au, net.au, org.au and asn.au. DNSSEC is a security extension that facilitates the digital signing of internet communications. Implementation of the plan hopes to see additional protection against a range of vulnerabilities. AuDA CEO, Chris Disspain has said in an auDA announcement that “DNSSEC can provide an extra level of security to help ensure that Australian internet users will be directed to the website or service they expect to enter when they enter a domain name into their browser.” Implementation is scheduled to commence next month and allows for: - Experimentation and testing of core systems - The gradual signing of second level .au domains and the .au TLD - A trail implementation for .au domain registrants, and - Full protection rollout to registrants A review to be undertaken by auDA’s independent Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC), chaired by professor Bill Caelli from the Queensland University of Technology, will be conducted at the end of each stage. The fifth, and vital stage of the implementation plan will be the active encouragement of Australian ISPs and domain registrants to adopt DNSSEC. auDA believes that the Australian Government will play a significant role in delivering to the ISPs, the message about the importance of DNSSEC for the security of Australia’s internet infrastructure. We will keep you updated as the implementation process rolls out. Tags: auDA, DNSSEC, domain law, domain lawyer, domain name, domain name lawyer, domainers, domains, IT Law, technology law, technology lawyer Cooper Mills launches online Brand Protection ServiceFriday, July 23rd, 2010 Cooper Mills is proud to announce the launch of its new Brand Protection Service, www.TM.com.au. Cooper Mills Lawyers, one of Australia’s leading IP, and domain law expert legal practices, today launched version 1.0 of its online brand protection service portal TM.com.au, giving both local and international clients online trademark registration services, and trademark monitoring and management services. Cooper Mills Lawyers Director Erhan Karabardak said:
Cooper Mills expects to expand the product offering and functionality of TM.com.au over the coming months. Tags: brand protection, domain name registration, trademark, trademark law, trademark registration, www.tm.com.au Optus snaps up 3G spectrum for bush servicesThursday, July 15th, 2010 The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued the first round of licences for additional spectrum for mobile telecommunications services at hundreds of sites throughout remote and regional Australia. In the first round, Optus was successful in securing licences for 972 sites. The ACMA received applications in response to an invitation for interested parties to apply for radiocommunications licences in the 2 Ghz band during May 2010. The 2 GHz band is used by mobile carriers to provide 3G mobile services. In announcing the award of licences ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman said:
It is expected that a second round of licensing will take place following an assessment of Telstra’s application for multiple sites. The ACMA expect that this process will lead to a significant increase in the availability of 3G mobile phone services in regional and remote Australia, based on the number of sites applied for by Optus and Telstra. Tags: ACMA, ISP lawyer, Spectrum Licensing, Telco Law, telco lawyer, telecommunications law, telecommunications lawyer Cyber Security Code LaunchedMonday, June 7th, 2010 On 4 June 2010 the Government in association with the Internet Industry Association launched the Voluntary Industry Cyber Security Code for ISPs. The voluntary code is aimed at having ISPs join in contributing to cyber security, whether assisting customers understand risks and looking out for them, or notifying police when they become aware of unlawful activity. The benefits to ISPs are obvious from a marketing perspective, this is further boosted by eligibility to display the ‘iCode Compliant’ badge on their websites. Many ISPs would argue that they already provide customers with detailed information on keeping their computers safe, and already notify law enforcement when they become aware of unlawful activity. The Code is expected to come into force on 1 December 2010. Tags: isp law, ISP lawyer, IT Lawyer, technology lawyer ACMA determination on premium SMS restrictionsWednesday, May 5th, 2010 Consumers will have the choice of barring all premium SMS from their mobile phones as of 1 July 2010, with the latest package of measures announced by the ACMA. The ACMA has said that the package has been created so that “…mobile users can feel confident they will only receive and pay for services they actually want”. In a meeting with senior representatives of mobile phone companies the ACMA will discuss the possibility of the introduction of a service where consumers can request quick and easy barring via SMS. Complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman regarding premium SMS services have decreased by an astonishing rate of 50% following measures introduced by ACMA last year. As the ACMA is hoping that this trend will continue, it will be closely monitoring the industry over the next 12 months to ensure that consumer concerns are adequately being dealt with. Recent enforceable undertakings that the ACMA has accepted from Funmobile Australia Pty Limited, which included a payment of $55 000, emphasize the ACMA’s commitment to pursuing telcos which repeatedly operate in breach of the law. Industry has welcomed the new package as a further reinforcement of the existing suite of consumer protection measures included in the Communications Alliance Mobile Premium Services Industry Code C637:2009. Despite both consumers and industry receiving the package with a warm welcome, the telcos will be hit hard. In a quote published by Computer World, Warren Chaisatien, research director and principle analyst at Telstyle, says that although the rule will aid consumers who have unintentionally signed up to a premium services, it is likely to have a negative impact on telco revenues as the premium SMS market was worth approximately $250 million in 2009. Tags: ACMA, isp law, ISP Lawyers, Premium SMS, telco lawyer, telecommunications law, Telecommunications Lawyers, telo lawyers ACMA issues landmark proceedingsTuesday, March 2nd, 2010 In a landmark move, the ACMA has for the first time brought an action in the Federal Court against Telco GoTalk for an alleged breaches of the Do Not Call Register Act 2006. The ACMA alleges that GoTalk via its two offshore calls centres called 40,000 numbers contained on the Do Not Call Register. Breaches of this kind have proven to be costly for infringing companies in the past, with Dodo Australia being issued a fine of $147 400 in 2008 for its call centres ringing 67 de-listed Australian phone numbers. This isn’t the first sign of trouble for GoTalk. Last year the company accepted undertakings by the ACCC to record telemarketing calls and to monitor conversations at random to ensure compliance with the TPA, in response to allegations that its offshore call centres had misrepresented information to consumers, including pricing and terms and conditions. The matter is listed for directions on 29 March 2010 in the Federal Court in Sydney. Tags: ACMA, Do Not Call Register, Do Not Register Call Act, GoTalk, ISP lawyer, ISP Lawyers, IT Lawyers, telecommunications lawyer, Telecommunications Lawyers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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