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If you have a spam, telemarketing complaint, report it says ACMA
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2009-10-13 04:11:00
Broadcasting and communications regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), says that two in five Australians with mobile phones or an email account  - or 39 percent of the population – are unaware of who to contact to complain about spam email and SMS, and it is powerless to act to protect consumers’ rights unless it receives complaints.


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Do not call register to apply to all numbers
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-05-12 05:37:07
The Federal Budget has allocated $4.7m to expand the Do Not Call Register to apply to business numbers, fax numbers and numbers used by emergency service providers.


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Telstra competitors slam Sol's tip to incoming US President Obama
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2009-01-20 01:31:19
An organisation representing a range of Australian carriers and ISPs has railed against Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo's "unsolicited advice" to the incoming Barack Obama administration that it should put part of an economic stimulus package towards improving fixed and wireless broadband in the US.


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Telcos are the worst for breaching do-not-call rules
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-01-15 15:22:50
The ACMA says that telecommunications companies are responsible for 55 percent of complaints from people who have listed their phone numbers on the do-not-call register in order to avoid unsolicited telemarketing calls.


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Telemarketing: the $1.58 billion dollar time waster
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2008-12-07 23:17:30
Telemarketing might be big business, but Australians hate it - not least because it's costing $A1.58 billion a year in wasted time.


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Do Not Call Register could be expanded to cover fax and all phone numbers
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2008-08-15 00:45:34
Well over two million Australians have tried to block telemarketing calls since the Do-Not-Call register came into effect in May 2007, but only personal fixed and mobile phone numbers can be registered at present. The government is now looking at expanding its scope to any phone, and fax numbers.


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Two million Australians give telemarketers the flick
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Industry

2008-06-01 20:10:57
More than two million telephone numbers have been listed on the on the Do-Not-Call Register since its launch one year ago but the expected impact on outbound telemarketing does not appear to have occurred.


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