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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
ACMA to be given extra regulatory powers

ACMA to be given extra regulatory powers

The Federal Government will amend the Telecommunications Act to give the media watchdog the power to hand out red cards to telecoms providers who abuse self-regulation.
Brett Winterford Mar 31 2009 3:15PM Telco/ISP
ISPs not interested in regional DSLAMs: Telstra

ISPs not interested in regional DSLAMs: Telstra

Only one in ten Telstra exchanges contain competitor DSLAMs, not because of accessibility or interconnection issues but because competing ISPs don’t see the other 90 per cent as profitable, Telstra’s outgoing Wholesale GMD said.
Ry Crozier Mar 31 2009 1:52PM Telco/ISP
ACCC sues Telstra over exchange access

ACCC sues Telstra over exchange access

Competitors have welcomed Federal Court proceedings brought against Telstra by the ACCC alleging the incumbent refused access seeker requests for interconnection.
Staff Writers Mar 19 2009 3:32PM Telco/ISP
Comms Alliance submits Mobile Premium Services Code

Comms Alliance submits Mobile Premium Services Code

Under increasing pressure from the ACCC and ACMA, industry self-regulator Communications Alliance has finally released a code of conduct around the provision of Mobile Premium Services.
Brett Winterford Mar 18 2009 3:16PM Telco/ISP
ACCC puts the telco industry "on notice"

ACCC puts the telco industry "on notice"

Australia’s consumer regulator the ACCC is warning telecommunications operators they will soon face fines of up to $1 million if they do not clean up their act.
Brett Winterford Mar 16 2009 6:04AM Telco/ISP
Expert advocates new regulator for NBN

Expert advocates new regulator for NBN

One of Australia's pre-eminent telecommunications experts today recommended the Federal Government consider forming a new regulator charged exclusively with arbitrating access issues for the proposed National Broadband Network.
Brett Winterford Mar 3 2009 2:28PM Telco/ISP
Telstra appeals wholesale voice service ‘red tape’ ruling

Telstra appeals wholesale voice service ‘red tape’ ruling

Telstra’s lawyers will appeal a determination by the Australian Competition Tribunal that overturned an ACCC ruling to release the carrier from specific wholesale local voice service regulations.
Staff Writers Jan 14 2009 1:37PM Telco/ISP
ACCC: phishers using financial crisis to scam Australians

ACCC: phishers using financial crisis to scam Australians

The ACCC has issued a warning to Australian businesses and consumers about phishing scams claiming to be related to the global financial crisis.
Daniel Fitzgerald Jan 12 2009 2:53PM Security
ACCC puts Websites through truth test

ACCC puts Websites through truth test

The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has sent out a warning to Websites as they will be busted for providing false information.
Staff Writers Sep 22 2008 3:59PM Software
ACCC exempts Telstra from wholesale voice obligations

ACCC exempts Telstra from wholesale voice obligations

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is exempting Telstra from its obligations to supply two ‘declared’ services in parts of metropolitan Australia.
Staff Writers Sep 9 2008 11:37AM Telco/ISP

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