New communications consumer code hits home

08 03 2013

The 2012 Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code was registered in September 2012, but thanks to a six month ramp up period it’s just starting to seriously impact

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ACMA announces changes to Numbering Plan

18 07 2012

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has today announced that it has changed the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2007. The three major changes are:

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TIO broadens definition of Small Business

03 07 2012

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has announced that it is broadening its definition of small business by applying a new criteria to determining what a smal

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M2 buys Primus

16 04 2012

ASX Listed M2 Communications has acquired Primus from US parent Primus Telecommunications Group ('PTG') in what is reported to be a $192.4 million deal. It is reported t

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Telstra Wholesale ADSL ‘declared’

21 02 2012

The ACCC today (14 February 2012) announced that Telstra Wholesale ADSL services are now declared under an interim access determination. The determination made under the

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iiNet acquires Internode

21 02 2012

National ISP iiNet has today (22 December 2011) announced the acquisition of competitor Internode in a $105 million deal. The acquisition will see iiNet add a further 19

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TIO Releases Annual Report

08 11 2011

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman today released its annual report, which highlighted a spike in the number of complaints received, with mobile phone services lea

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Communications Authority launches new regulatory push

13 09 2011

Retail internet and voice service providers are about to see the next wave of regulation from the Australian Government. This time, it is the Australian Communications an

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Optus hit with $5.26 million fine

11 07 2011

Optus has been hit with a $5.26m penalty in the Federal Court, for falsely advertising  broadband download quotas.  The decision heralds a new level of risk in communic

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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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