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ACMA: We’re Making Sure Carriers Follow The TCP Code
4Critical 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)…
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Smartphone And Mobile Use In Australia Is Accelerating Rapidly
We’re fast approaching saturation level for smartphones in Australia, with takeup doubling over the last twelve months, and nearly one mobile subscription for every single person in the country.
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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…
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We Watch TV On Our Own Terms
We can’t trust commercial TV networks to actually run shows according to a schedule, but increasingly we don’t have to care anyway. A raft of data released this week highlights that while we’re as keen on watching TV content as ever, we’d increasingly rather get it online and look at it on a variety of…