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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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 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 [...] 22 February 2012
On 9 February 2012, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, announced that competition limits will be imposed on the upcoming auction of spectrum in the 700 MHz and the 2.5 GHz bands. This part of the spectrum is seen as very important for the future growth of mobile communications [...] 10 February 2012
On 21 January 2012, the Prime Minister; the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and the Minister for Financial Services jointly announced the Government’s plan to tackle problem gambling. Of the regulatory measures announced, the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) [...] Continue reading Non-compliance with best practice regulation requirements – Problem Gambling – Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 23 December 2011
On 15 December 2011, the Department of Broadband, Communications and Media Authority announced regulatory amendments to facilitate the rollout of the National Broadband Network and other next-generation broadband networks. These changes will facilitate the rollout of broadband infrastructure by including infrastructure used in an optical fibre network in the Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 1997. As a [...] 20 December 2011
On 16 December 2011, the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy published instruments that alter the payphone arrangements in the Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation. The new arrangements increase the requirements for Telstra in relation to payphone fault repairs, installation, removal, public consultation on removal and complaints handling. Significantly the new arrangements are regulatory [...] Continue reading Consumer Safeguards Relating to Payphone Services – Regulation Impact Statement – Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 30 November 2011
On 24 November 2011, the Government introduced amendments to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to amend local content and local presence requirements for regional commercial radio. Local content and local presence requirements were introduced to ensure commercial radio services in regional areas provide local content and maintain a local presence if ownership changed. Amendments will reduce [...] 8 November 2011
On 18 October 2011, the Treasurer made a declaration under section 95X of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. The effect of this declaration is to remove the requirement for the approval of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) prior to price rises for certain Australia Post products. Postage rates for ordinary letters weighing [...] 7 November 2011
On 2 November 2011, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy introduced a package of reforms to ensure that basic universal telecommunication services are provided during and after the roll out of the National Broadband Network. These basic services include access to the ‘000’ emergency call service, access to a standard telephone service, payphones [...] |
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