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Dodo cops $26,400 fines for unlimited ADSL2+ ads

Dodo cops $26,400 fines for unlimited ADSL2+ ads

Component prices targeted.
Ry Crozier Jan 6 2011 11:26AM Telco/ISP
US hospital appeals $270k breach fine

US hospital appeals $270k breach fine

Too slow.
Liam Tung Sep 13 2010 6:28AM Security
Zurich UK cops $4m data loss fine

Zurich UK cops $4m data loss fine

Process outsourcing woes
Liam Tung Aug 25 2010 7:00AM Financial Services
Telstra fined $18.5m for exchange access

Telstra fined $18.5m for exchange access

Kept competitive DSLAM kit out.
Staff Writers Jul 28 2010 4:31PM Telco/ISP
VHA in record payout over Coke spam

VHA in record payout over Coke spam

ACMA receives its largest payment for breach of Spam Act.
Staff Writers Nov 10 2009 3:29PM Telco/ISP
ISP faces $1m fine for stealing from customers

ISP faces $1m fine for stealing from customers

ACMA flexes its regulatory muscle.
Munir Kotadia Sep 4 2009 1:22PM Telco/ISP
Telstra pays $100k fine for privacy abuse

Telstra pays $100k fine for privacy abuse

External call centre guilty of Do Not Call register breach.
Ben Grubb Aug 18 2009 3:44PM Telco/ISP
Neighbourhood Energy fined $22,000 for call breaches

Neighbourhood Energy fined $22,000 for call breaches

Compliance not written into outsourcer contracts.
Staff Writers Aug 7 2009 5:33AM Telco/ISP
Telemarketers heed watchdog's call

Telemarketers heed watchdog's call

Regulator jolts industry with $300,000 in fines.
Staff Writers Jul 6 2009 11:00AM Telco/ISP
Symantec and McAfee pay out US$375,000 for fee abuse

Symantec and McAfee pay out US$375,000 for fee abuse

Two of the world’s biggest security software vendors have settled a case brought by New York State over billing customers without their consent.
Iain Thomson Jun 11 2009 11:09AM Security
Intel could face largest EU fine ever

Intel could face largest EU fine ever

Analysts are forecasting that Intel, if found guilty of anti-competitive practices by the EU, could face the largest fine in European history.
Iain Thomson May 1 2009 1:42PM Hardware
Microsoft Germany hit with €9 million fine

Microsoft Germany hit with €9 million fine

Microsoft in Germany has been hit with a €9 million (AU$16.8m) fine over its business practices.
Iain Thomson Apr 9 2009 11:09AM Software
Telcos the worst offenders for Do Not Call breaches

Telcos the worst offenders for Do Not Call breaches

Telcos trying to promote new phone plans and other related services accounted for over half of all Do Not Call Register complaints in the last 12 months.
Staff Writers Jan 15 2009 2:44PM Telco/ISP
Optus cops $110,000 spam fine after talks break down

Optus cops $110,000 spam fine after talks break down

Optus Networks has been handed an $110,000 fine for allegedly breaching the Spam Act after attempts to reach an enforceable undertaking with the communications regulator failed.
Staff Writers Jan 14 2009 1:40PM Telco/ISP
More Aussie spammers caught under ACMA’s iron fist

More Aussie spammers caught under ACMA’s iron fist

The Ad Company has copped a formal warning from the Australian Communications and Media Authority for alleged breaches of the Spam Act.
Staff Writers Nov 6 2008 9:42AM Security
mBlox cops $11,000 of ACMA’s wrath

mBlox cops $11,000 of ACMA’s wrath

mBlox has been fined $11,000 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for spamming phones with ringtone download offers without a way to unsubscribe.
Staff Writers Oct 30 2008 2:49PM Telco/ISP
Dodo flies in face of Do Not Call register

Dodo flies in face of Do Not Call register

Telco upstart Dodo has been fined $147,400 after an offshore call centre it used called numbers listed on the Do Not Call register.
Staff Writers Oct 22 2008 2:50PM Telco/ISP
Aussie web retailer shamed as spammer

Aussie web retailer shamed as spammer

Best Buy Australia has been fined $4,400 for sending emails to people after they had requested to be removed from the mailing list.
Staff Writers Sep 5 2008 12:08AM Security
Balancing mobility with security is a fine art

Balancing mobility with security is a fine art

IT managers must keep their eye on risks as mobile devices become widespread.
Dave Bailey Jun 24 2008 9:07AM Security
Microsoft appeals latest EC fine

Microsoft appeals latest EC fine

Microsoft is to appeal against the European Commission's €899 million fine for failing to honour a four year-old antitrust agreement..
Andrew Charlesworth May 13 2008 7:26AM Software

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