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We Watch TV On Our Own Terms
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New Code Will Force Phone Companies And ISPs To Be Honest About What They Charge
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Seven Key Facts About What Aussies Do Online
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How The New ACMA Rules Should End Mobile Bill Shock
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Planhacker: Australians Are Getting More Clueless About Phone Bills
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How TV Networks Bend To The Local Content Rules
ACMA: We’re Making Sure Carriers Follow The TCP Code
Critical information summaries (CIS), which provide an easy-to-follow summary of the main costs associated with mobile phone plans, have been compulsory for Australian phone providers since the beginning of March, and make it much easier for consumers to ensure they don’t get caught out by unexpected plan conditions. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is already enforcing that requirement, and says it has already told 38 providers to make sure they are following the code.
ACMA Targets Groupon For Spamming Customers
Beleaguered group deal provider Groupon has come under the ire of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for sending multiple email newsletters to people without their consent. Affected customers found they were unable to completely unsubscribe from the service despite making attempts to do so.
TPG Facing Court Over 000 Call Problems
One argument sometimes used against voice over internet protocol (VOIP) telephone services is that they don’t always identify your location when you make a call to the 000 emergency number. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is taking TPG to court for a more fundamental problem: a six-month period where some of TPG’s phone subscribers apparently couldn’t access 000 at all.
The Filter Is Dead: Australian Government Dumps Controversial Filtering Project
Almost three years ago now, Senator Stephen Conroy stepped up to the plate to deliver a bold new vision. A vision of a filtered, “safer” internet. The plan was met by hostility from internet rights activists, poiticians, internet users, internet service providers and interest groups alike. Tonight, however, the Labor government’s proposed mandatory internet filter is dead.
8 Million Australians On The Do Not Call Register
We’re noting this a little belatedly, but it’s still worth mentioning: more than 8 million Australians are now on the Do Not Call register. Memo to marketers: if the only way you think you can sell a product if by hassling people over the phone, you are wrong. Two-thirds of Australian households don’t want to hear from you.
