ACMA approves the 2012 TCP Code from 1 September 2012

11 07 2012

ACMA has just announced that the new 2012 TCP Code will be registered, and will come into force on 1 September 2012. This is a big deal for telco operators.  ACMA Chair

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Cooper Mills Bulletin on ACMA DNCR Industry Standard

08 06 2011

The Australian Communications and Media Authority foreshadows changes to telemarketing rules contained in the Telecommunications (Do Not Call Register) (Telemarketing and

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'Max Cap' lands Optus in Hot Water

19 05 2011

The ACCC has fined Singtel Optus Pty Ltd $178,000 for misleading conduct arising out of its 'Max Cap' marketing campaign. The ACCC's view is that the Optus' Max Cap ad

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iiNet wins appeal

24 02 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 analy

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Optus snaps up 3G spectrum for bush services

15 07 2010

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued the first round of licences for additional spectrum for mobile telecommunications services at hundreds

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GSM Encryption Cracked

02 01 2010

According to news reports, German researchers claimed to have cracked the A5/1 encryption technology used to encrypt GSM mobile phone calls, which represents approximatel

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4G network to go live

16 12 2009

Telecommunications Company TeliaSonera has said it is recruiting customers to pilot its new 4G network in Oslo and Stockholm which will be launched in early 2010.

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ACCC rejects Telstra ULL undertaking

29 04 2009

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) yesterday announced it had rejected Telstra’s undertaking to charge competitors a $30 monthly fee to access UL

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New Use and Disclosure Exceptions

04 03 2009

In the shadow of the Victorian bush fires, regulations create a new exception to the use and disclosure offences under Part 13 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. Part

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ACMA amends mobile phone jammer prohibition

23 01 2009

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (‘ACMA’) after a public consultation process has amended the Mobile Phone Jammer Prohibition on 21 January 2009, whi

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