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ACMA strikes against alleged SMS spam scammers

ACMA strikes against alleged SMS spam scammers

The Federal Court gave Australia's communications regulator an early victory in an historic action taken against the alleged perpetrators of an SMS spam scam.
Brett Winterford Jun 1 2009 12:39PM Telco/ISP
Conroy mulls review of ACMA blacklist

Conroy mulls review of ACMA blacklist

Senator Conroy has revealed the Government is considering appointing a panel to conduct a regular audit of ACMA's blacklist of banned web sites.
Brett Winterford May 27 2009 12:56PM Telco/ISP
SMS content providers face tough restrictions

SMS content providers face tough restrictions

Premium SMS providers will soon be forced to operate a business-hours customer call centre whilst mobile users will be able to permanently bar such services from their account.
Staff Writers May 19 2009 12:01AM Telco/ISP
Elderly Aussies’ lack of interest in web concerns ACMA

Elderly Aussies’ lack of interest in web concerns ACMA

More than half of Australians aged over 65 don’t have the internet at home and 44 per cent have never used the Web, according to an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) report.
Staff Writers May 7 2009 2:10PM Telco/ISP
Conroy seeks feedback on mobile spectrum auctions

Conroy seeks feedback on mobile spectrum auctions

Senator Stephen Conroy has sought comment from the Australian public as to whether the Government should choose to reallocate mobile spectrum to existing license holders or engage in further spectrum auctions.
Brett Winterford Apr 24 2009 3:27PM Telco/ISP
Federal Government looks to cash in on mobile spectrum

Federal Government looks to cash in on mobile spectrum

The Federal Government has released a request for tender seeking a valuation of its mobile spectrum assets in the lead up to spectrum auctions.
Brett Winterford Apr 17 2009 12:05PM 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
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
Canberra ISP cops warning over TIO compliance breach

Canberra ISP cops warning over TIO compliance breach

Bytecard, which trades as Canberra ISP Netspeed, has been issued a formal warning for allegedly failing to cooperate with the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) over “two continuing matters”.
Ry Crozier Mar 27 2009 3:22PM Telco/ISP
Censorship opponents slam website hack

Censorship opponents slam website hack

Opponents of the Federal Government's filtering scheme have condemned last night's hacking of one of its websites as damaging to their fight against censorship.
Brett Winterford Mar 27 2009 12:07PM Security
Dump the botched net filter: SAGE

Dump the botched net filter: SAGE

The System Administrators Guild (SAGE) of Australia said the publication of the Federal Government's "black list" of pornographic and violent websites has fatally damaged its proposed compulsory Internet filtering regime.
Lilia Guan Mar 26 2009 6:06AM Telco/ISP
Wikileaks domain holder raided

Wikileaks domain holder raided

Wikileaks claims the homes of the owner of its German domain (wikileaks.de) has been raided by Police in what the whistle-blowing site claims is a reaction to the publication of blacklists from Australia, Thailand and Denmark.
Brett Winterford Mar 25 2009 1:17PM Telco/ISP
Hacked filter reveals blacklist in 30 seconds

Hacked filter reveals blacklist in 30 seconds

A 30-second hack of a NetAlert-approved family-friendly filter exposes a list of websites banned in Australia.
Brett Winterford Mar 24 2009 3:56PM Telco/ISP
ACMA blacklist proves too popular for Wikileaks

ACMA blacklist proves too popular for Wikileaks

An updated version of the ACMA blacklist has proven too popular for the servers at whistle-blowing site Wikileaks, which has been out of action for most of the weekend.
Brett Winterford Mar 23 2009 2:51PM Security
ACMA blacklist proves too popular for Wikileaks

ACMA blacklist proves too popular for Wikileaks

An updated version of the ACMA blacklist has proven too popular for the servers at whistle-blowing site Wikileaks, which has been out of action for most of the weekend.
Staff Writers Mar 23 2009 6:12AM Telco/ISP
Doubts expressed over ACMA blacklist leak

Doubts expressed over ACMA blacklist leak

Doubts continue to mount over the authenticity of a leaked list of URL's purported to be ACMA's blacklist of banned websites.
Brett Winterford Mar 19 2009 1:13PM Telco/ISP
Wikipedia removes ACMA-censored link

Wikipedia removes ACMA-censored link

Editors at Wikipedia have removed a link to an ACMA-blacklisted web site that sat uncontested for over 24 hours in the main body of ACMA's Wikipedia entry.
Brett Winterford Mar 19 2009 10:37AM Security
Wikipedia removes ACMA-censored link

Wikipedia removes ACMA-censored link

Editors at Wikipedia have removed a link to an ACMA-blacklisted web site that sat uncontested for over 24 hours in the main body of ACMA's Wikipedia entry.
Brett Winterford Mar 19 2009 6:08AM Telco/ISP
Activists use Wikipedia to bait blacklist regulator

Activists use Wikipedia to bait blacklist regulator

The Wikipedia page for the Australian Communications and Media Authority holds a link to a site on the authority's blacklist in a further test to the regulator's ability to censor the internet.
Brett Winterford Mar 18 2009 3:20PM Security
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

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