Tag: watchdog

Telstra faces rejig for NBN fibre 'pull through' 
By Ry Crozier | Dec 18, 2012 | Comment Now 
Pressure to keep ISPs better informed.
 
Apple drops 4G claim from iPad marketing 
By Liam Tung | May 14, 2012 | Comment Now 
For some countries, not others.
 
Brits rile up over iPad '4G' claims 
By Liam Tung | Apr 10, 2012 | Comment Now 
Latest country to mull legal action against Apple.
 
Telstra rivals welcome wholesale inquiry 
By James Hutchinson | Dec 16, 2011 | Comment Now 
Watchdog acknowledges potential price squeeze.
 
Watchdog: SEC wasted US$1m on data storage 
By Sarah N. Lynch | May 25, 2011 | 2 Comments 
Prompts crackdown on IT procurement.
 
TPG to escape ACCC fines for unlimited ads 
By Ry Crozier | Jan 7, 2011 | 1 Comment 
No twin bites of the cherry.
 
Watchdog attacks Google US$4m lobby spend 
By Liam Tung | Aug 9, 2010 | 1 Comment 
Behind on transparent lobbying.
 
Watchdog issues spam warning to real estate agent  
By Ben Grubb | Jan 8, 2010 | Comment Now 
Targets real estate sector.
 
Corporate watchdog to appeal One.Tel ruling 
Dec 18, 2009 | Comment Now 
Battle heads back to the courts.
 
Video: Watchdog says ISP-level filtering works 
By Ben Grubb, Munir Kotadia | Dec 14, 2009 | 22 Comments 
MD of net filtering company confident field test will deliver a green light.
 
Watchdog issues advert warning to Microsoft 
By Ben Grubb | Nov 19, 2009 | 3 Comments 
Sends Microsoft a letter.
 
Telcos should compensate complainers, says watchdog 
By Ben Grubb | Oct 26, 2009 | 5 Comments 
ACCAN calls on Conroy to ‘threaten’ industry with further reform.
 
VHA concerned with proposed watchdog powers 
By Ben Grubb | Oct 8, 2009 | 1 Comment 
Undesired side effect to regulatory reform.
 
Watchdog puts telco industry on notice 
By Ben Grubb | Oct 1, 2009 | Comment Now 
Mobile and wireless internet speeds under microscope.
 
India watchdog calls for VOIP 
By Nick Farrell | Aug 26, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has decided to allow ISPs to compete with telephone companies using Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP).
 
Watchdog exposes Google antics 
By Nick Farrell | Jun 2, 2008 | Comment Now 
An anonymous tipster who alerted the Australian competition watchdog about Ebay's proposal to force its users onto the Paypal payments system was none other than Google.
 
Advertised broadband not up to speed, says UK watchdog 
By Jane Hoskyn | Aug 6, 2007 | Comment Now 
Orange, Bulldog and Tiscali are among ISPs slammed by consumer watchdog Which? for providing home broadband at speeds far slower than the advertised "up to 8Mbps".
 
Privacy watchdog snaps at Google 
By Robert Jaques | Jun 12, 2007 | Comment Now 
Search giant comes last in Privacy International rankings.
 
US watchdog cracks down on pay-up pop-ups 
By Shaun Nichols | Jan 16, 2007 | Comment Now 
Video site agrees to limit billing software.
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