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Allphones takes battering by ACCC

Allphones takes battering by ACCC

ACCC accuses Allphones of contempt of court.
Staff Writers Aug 19 2009 2:48PM Telco/ISP
Recruiter feels heat from IT jobs scam

Recruiter feels heat from IT jobs scam

Admits breach of Trade Practices Act.
Ry Crozier Aug 17 2009 1:35PM Training & Development
Worst case regulation to cost Telstra $1.6 billion

Worst case regulation to cost Telstra $1.6 billion

Telstra CFO projects potential cost of NBN competition.
Brett Winterford Aug 15 2009 9:28AM Telco/ISP
Telstra admits to exchange access deception

Telstra admits to exchange access deception

Court documents reveal ISPs were blocked at seven sites.
Ben Grubb Aug 7 2009 6:53AM Telco/ISP
Optus shocked over ACCC court action

Optus shocked over ACCC court action

Carrier claims pleas to resolve issue were ignored by regulators.
Ben Grubb Jul 29 2009 3:31PM Telco/ISP
Infrastructure lobby pitches ACCC to set NBN access prices

Infrastructure lobby pitches ACCC to set NBN access prices

Renewed calls for Telstra separation plan.
Staff Writers Jul 22 2009 4:36PM Telco/ISP
ISPs trump Telstra on copper prices

ISPs trump Telstra on copper prices

Telco faces multimillion-dollar legal bill.
Ry Crozier Jul 20 2009 12:28PM Telco/ISP
ACCC readies phone-tapping powers

ACCC readies phone-tapping powers

Harsher anti-cartel laws from July 24.
Brett Winterford Jul 14 2009 4:16PM Telco/ISP
Revealed: Telstra's regulatory reforms wishlist

Revealed: Telstra's regulatory reforms wishlist

Telstra wants an independent telecommunications adjudicator to be set up to resolve equivalence and service-level issues with access seekers.
Ry Crozier Jun 12 2009 3:49PM Telco/ISP
ACCC to extend access to Telstra copper network

ACCC to extend access to Telstra copper network

The ACCC intends to extend arrangements governing competitor access to Telstra’s copper network for another five years to ensure investment in existing broadband services until the completion of the NBN.
Ry Crozier , Brett Winterford Jun 5 2009 11:12AM Telco/ISP
ACCC approves Vodafone-3 merger

ACCC approves Vodafone-3 merger

Competition regulators have approved the merger of the Australian arms of mobile carriers Vodafone Australia and Hutchison 3.
Brett Winterford May 29 2009 5:39PM Telco/ISP
Competition Tribunal squashes Telstra's claim against Optus

Competition Tribunal squashes Telstra's claim against Optus

The Competition Commission has rejected a claim by Telstra that it should not have to provide Optus access to its copper network in areas where Optus has built out its own cable network.
Brett Winterford May 26 2009 3:27PM Telco/ISP
ACCC hearts NBN, predicts end to Foxtel monopoly

ACCC hearts NBN, predicts end to Foxtel monopoly

ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel has given the Federal Government's National Broadband Network plan a big thumbs up, endorsing structural separation and predicting the end of Foxtel's dominance of Pay TV.
Brett Winterford May 21 2009 6:05PM Telco/ISP
Zanok cops injunction over IT graduate training courses

Zanok cops injunction over IT graduate training courses

The ACCC has obtained injunctions against Zanok Technologies and its directors over an alleged scam that disguised training courses as job opportunities.
Ry Crozier May 18 2009 4:29PM Training & Development
Minchin tries FOI to access NBN Expert Panel report

Minchin tries FOI to access NBN Expert Panel report

Opposition Senator Nick Minchin has submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request in an attempt to expose to the public both the Expert Panel report and accompanying ACCC report into the failed National Broadband Network tender.
Brett Winterford May 18 2009 1:27PM Telco/ISP
IT services firm to face court for alleged jobs scam

IT services firm to face court for alleged jobs scam

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking IT service and consulting company Zanok Technologies to the Federal Court for allegedly misleading jobseekers looking for work in the IT industry.
Staff Writers May 13 2009 12:01AM Training & Development
Kogan changes ads due to ACCC concern

Kogan changes ads due to ACCC concern

Consumer electronics retailer use of comparison pricing lands it in hot water with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Staff Writers Apr 24 2009 2:54PM Hardware
Analysts weigh up costs of Telstra split

Analysts weigh up costs of Telstra split

Macquarie Research estimates functional separation would cost Telstra five per cent in product margins and a 33 cent hit to its share price, but the forced sale of its HFC network is a greater risk to the carrier.
Brett Winterford Apr 22 2009 6:11AM Telco/ISP
Telstra takes tougher stance on premium SMS

Telstra takes tougher stance on premium SMS

Telstra will introduce tough new rules on premium SMS providers before the end of June, including double opt-in requirements and a process to terminate providers with “continued high and unacceptable complaint levels”.
Staff Writers Apr 3 2009 3:10PM Telco/ISP
ACCC takes issue with Voda-Hutch merger

ACCC takes issue with Voda-Hutch merger

Australia’s telecommunications regulator has tabled some initial reservations to the proposed merger of Vodafone Australia and Hutchison, concerned it will remove the industry’s most aggressive price competition.
Brett Winterford Apr 2 2009 12:33AM Telco/ISP

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