On 13 May 2013, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced that it was seeking public comment on proposed regulatory changes to establish a more efficient and effective set of identity verification requirements for prepaid mobile carriage services. This initiative follows a review by an industry and government working group led by the Department [...]
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Communications 20 March 2013
On 12 March 2013, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy announced a series of further reforms in relation to the Convergence Review. These reforms were in addition to the convergence review related reforms announced on 30 November 2012. The reforms announced on 12 March 2013 include the following regulatory measures. A press standards model for [...] Continue reading Prime Minister’s exemption – further response to the Convergence Review – Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 18 February 2013
On 9 February 2013, the Prime Minister announced that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will be provided with new powers to investigate and undertake regulatory actions, if deemed necessary, in the Trans‑Tasman mobile roaming market. The New Zealand competition and consumer regulator will also be given similar powers by the New Zealand Government. This [...] Continue reading Trans-Tasman Mobile Roaming – Regulation Impact Statement – Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 10 January 2013
On 3 January 2013, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced a number of decisions in relation to the auction for the sale of spectrum in the 700 megahertz (MHz) and 2.5 gigahertz (GHz) bands, including lot configuration for the spectrum auction. The lot configuration decisions had earlier been published on Comlaw on 19 [...] Continue reading Lot configuration for the digital dividend spectrum auction – Regulation Impact Statement – Australian Communications and Media Authority 10 January 2013
On 9 February 2012, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy announced that competition limits would be imposed on the upcoming auction of spectrum in the 700 megahertz (MHz) and the 2.5 gigahertz (GHz) bands (see web post 22 February 2012). This part of the spectrum is seen as very important for the [...] 19 December 2012
On 30 November 2012, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy announced a series of initial reforms in relation to the Convergence Review. These reforms included the following regulatory announcements: the introduction of Australian content requirements for commercial television broadcasters from 2013; Continue reading Prime Minister’s exemption – partial responses to the Convergence Review – Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 13 November 2012
On 18 May 2009 the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced regulation of premium short message services (SMS) and premium multi-media message services (MMS) to address a dramatic increase in consumer complaints about these services. From 5 March 2010 mobile carriage providers were required to provide barring of all premium SMS and MMS and to [...] 9 August 2012
On 3 August 2012, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced an increase in apparatus licence taxes of the 400 MHz band from $99 per kHz of spectrum to $199 per kHz spectrum for high density areas of Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. The ACMA’s analysis of the level of apparatus licence taxes indicates that the [...] Continue reading Opportunity Cost Pricing in the 400MHz Band – Regulation Impact Statement – Australian Communications and Media Authority 18 July 2012
On 11 July 2012, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) agreed to register a new Telecommunications Consumer Protection Code. This code was developed by the telecommunications industry and endorsed by ACMA. The existing Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code was developed in 2007 and no longer provides adequate consumer safeguards. This has contributed to a large increase [...] Continue reading Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code – Regulation Impact Statement – Australian Communications and Media Authority 2 July 2012
On 28 June 2012, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy announced the extension of retail price controls on Telstra fixed-line telephone services to June 2014. On Telstra’s existing network, the current arrangements for local calls, calls from payphones, calls to directory assistance and fixed-line Telstra services for low income earners will be extended [...] Continue reading Prime Minister’s exemption – Extension of Telstra Retail Price Controls to June 2014 |
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