items tagged with ACCC
Telstra blasts ACCC over local loop pricing
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-01-15 00:19:31
Telstra has launched a stinging attack on the ACCC after the latter rejected Telstra's proposal to charge $30 per month for access to its telephony local loop.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-01-15 00:19:31
Telstra has launched a stinging attack on the ACCC after the latter rejected Telstra's proposal to charge $30 per month for access to its telephony local loop.
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Telstra sides with the ACCC after Competition Tribunal knocks back ACCC ruling
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-01-14 02:53:15
In a rare display of consensus with the ACCC Telstra has announced it will appeal a determination by the Australian Competition Tribunal overturning the ACCC's decision to release Telstra from some wholesale local telecom service regulation in the most competitive parts of metropolitan Australia.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-01-14 02:53:15
In a rare display of consensus with the ACCC Telstra has announced it will appeal a determination by the Australian Competition Tribunal overturning the ACCC's decision to release Telstra from some wholesale local telecom service regulation in the most competitive parts of metropolitan Australia.
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Fixed to mobile calls cheaper in NZ than Australia
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-01-11 22:49:43
Vodafone NZ has offered the NZ Government a new deal that it claims will ensure fixed to mobile calls in NZ, already 30 percent cheaper than in Australia, will fall further and it claims the new deal demonstrates that commercial negotiation produces better outcomes than regulation.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-01-11 22:49:43
Vodafone NZ has offered the NZ Government a new deal that it claims will ensure fixed to mobile calls in NZ, already 30 percent cheaper than in Australia, will fall further and it claims the new deal demonstrates that commercial negotiation produces better outcomes than regulation.
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Telstra demands independent expert to assess wholesale cost models
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-12-18 23:29:59
Telstra has called for the Australian Government to choose an independent expert to assess the wholesale telecommunications cost models of regulator the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission as well as the carrier's own models. The call in effect seeks to cast doubt on the competence and independence of the ACCC, which is itself a Government organisation.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-12-18 23:29:59
Telstra has called for the Australian Government to choose an independent expert to assess the wholesale telecommunications cost models of regulator the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission as well as the carrier's own models. The call in effect seeks to cast doubt on the competence and independence of the ACCC, which is itself a Government organisation.
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New code to clobber mobile premium SMS scammers
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-11-10 19:17:06
A new code of conduct for the provision of mobile premium services should make it much more difficult for unscrupulous operators to con consumers into signing up to subscription services for ringtones, wallpapers, horoscopes etc delivered as SMS or MMS messages with weekly or monthly fees charged to their mobile phone account.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-11-10 19:17:06
A new code of conduct for the provision of mobile premium services should make it much more difficult for unscrupulous operators to con consumers into signing up to subscription services for ringtones, wallpapers, horoscopes etc delivered as SMS or MMS messages with weekly or monthly fees charged to their mobile phone account.
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Court throws out Telstra's appeal against ACCC ruling
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-09-22 02:18:18
Telstra has failed in its attempt to have the Federal Court overturn three ACCC pricing decisions for its line sharing service - the price its competitors pay for access to Telstra copper to deliver broadband services while the line continues to provide a standard telephone service.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-09-22 02:18:18
Telstra has failed in its attempt to have the Federal Court overturn three ACCC pricing decisions for its line sharing service - the price its competitors pay for access to Telstra copper to deliver broadband services while the line continues to provide a standard telephone service.
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Is the mobile industry fighting for freedom to confuse?
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-09-10 02:09:21
The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) is concerned that advertising could become more confusing if proposed legislation is implemented. Isn’t it nice that AMTA has our welfare at heart? Don't be so sure!
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-09-10 02:09:21
The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) is concerned that advertising could become more confusing if proposed legislation is implemented. Isn’t it nice that AMTA has our welfare at heart? Don't be so sure!
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An unholy alliance: Opera offers one touch access to Jamster
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-08-21 00:23:28
Opera Software, developer of the popular Opera Mini web browser for mobile phones, has struck up a partnership with Jamba (aka Jamster) so that the Opera Mini homepage will "allow users to access the Jamba site with one easy click," - making it so much easier for them to get locked into costly subscriptions to ringtones, wallpapers etc.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2008-08-21 00:23:28
Opera Software, developer of the popular Opera Mini web browser for mobile phones, has struck up a partnership with Jamba (aka Jamster) so that the Opera Mini homepage will "allow users to access the Jamba site with one easy click," - making it so much easier for them to get locked into costly subscriptions to ringtones, wallpapers etc.
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Australia’s Reserve Bank makes major PayPal decision
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-08-20 09:15:32
Victory for the “eBay Rebels”? It’s all thanks to the August 15 “Payments System Board Meeting”, where the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to act on eBay’s desire to mandate usage of or through its PayPal online payments system, proclaiming a “view to seeking the removal of these rules”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-08-20 09:15:32
Victory for the “eBay Rebels”? It’s all thanks to the August 15 “Payments System Board Meeting”, where the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to act on eBay’s desire to mandate usage of or through its PayPal online payments system, proclaiming a “view to seeking the removal of these rules”.
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ISPs claim Comms Alliance hijacked by Telstra over LSS-ULLS migration
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-08-18 00:48:56
iiNet, Australia's third largest ISP, and Internode have blasted Communications Alliance, the telecoms industry's peak body, over a report to the ACCC on migrating telephony services to the unconditioned local loop (ULLS) claiming that its supposedly independent processes have been hijacked by Telstra.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-08-18 00:48:56
iiNet, Australia's third largest ISP, and Internode have blasted Communications Alliance, the telecoms industry's peak body, over a report to the ACCC on migrating telephony services to the unconditioned local loop (ULLS) claiming that its supposedly independent processes have been hijacked by Telstra.
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AMTA slams KPMG international roaming report
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-08-17 23:54:47
The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) has slammed the report on international mobile roaming charges produced by KPMG for the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-08-17 23:54:47
The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) has slammed the report on international mobile roaming charges produced by KPMG for the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.
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ACCC decision a blow to Telstra's competitors
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-08-15 02:35:20
Telcos wanting to compete with Telstra in the provision of fixed line telephone services are reeling from an ACCC decision that removes an obligation on Telstra to supply them with - in 248 Telstra exchanges - two wholesale services that are essential components of an end-to-end service.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-08-15 02:35:20
Telcos wanting to compete with Telstra in the provision of fixed line telephone services are reeling from an ACCC decision that removes an obligation on Telstra to supply them with - in 248 Telstra exchanges - two wholesale services that are essential components of an end-to-end service.
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Competitors call on Conroy to rein in Telstra with new legislation UPDATED
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-08-12 01:32:51
Angry and frustrated by what they see as Telstra's repeated tactics of 'gaming' the regulatory process a group of Telstra's competitors is calling on the minister to introduce legislation that would prevent such behaviour.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-08-12 01:32:51
Angry and frustrated by what they see as Telstra's repeated tactics of 'gaming' the regulatory process a group of Telstra's competitors is calling on the minister to introduce legislation that would prevent such behaviour.
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Farmers call on Gov't to force Telstra to retain ISDN
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-07-31 04:04:47
The ACCC says it is obsolete, Telstra wants to kill it, the basic service delivers a mere 64kbps but NSW Farmers are demanding that Telstra keeps its ISDN service operating in rural Australia.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-07-31 04:04:47
The ACCC says it is obsolete, Telstra wants to kill it, the basic service delivers a mere 64kbps but NSW Farmers are demanding that Telstra keeps its ISDN service operating in rural Australia.
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eBay rebels accuse eBay/PayPal over EBS fund “cover up”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-29 10:02:55
One of the major sellers on eBay has gone belly up, leaving many customers in the lurch. eBay says it will refund people who purchased with PayPal, even though it is not obliged to do so, but will leave everyone else in the cold. An eBay rebel says it could be a “cover up” and has explained why.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-29 10:02:55
One of the major sellers on eBay has gone belly up, leaving many customers in the lurch. eBay says it will refund people who purchased with PayPal, even though it is not obliged to do so, but will leave everyone else in the cold. An eBay rebel says it could be a “cover up” and has explained why.
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eBay rebels react as a major seller on eBay goes bust, issue warning!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-28 23:09:51
“Don’t be fooled”, say the eBay rebels, “the PayPal Buyer Protection is entirely illusory”. They’ve made this claim for some time now but feel the failure of one of the largest sellers on eBay only bolsters their claim that eBay’s push to mandate PayPal is going in the wrong direction. Meanwhile, one of Australia’s big banks has responded to the group’s query over the safety of the decades old “Direct Deposit” system.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-28 23:09:51
“Don’t be fooled”, say the eBay rebels, “the PayPal Buyer Protection is entirely illusory”. They’ve made this claim for some time now but feel the failure of one of the largest sellers on eBay only bolsters their claim that eBay’s push to mandate PayPal is going in the wrong direction. Meanwhile, one of Australia’s big banks has responded to the group’s query over the safety of the decades old “Direct Deposit” system.
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Fairfax in ACCC undertaking not to say “free” when hidden charges apply
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-07-28 05:08:12
Fairfax may be the master of its own “Domain”, a real estate website that it owns, for which it promoted “free” mobile alerts that turned out to cost 55c each. Although the charge levied was via a telecommunications company and thus a third party, the ACCC has decided that this may have been misleading.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-07-28 05:08:12
Fairfax may be the master of its own “Domain”, a real estate website that it owns, for which it promoted “free” mobile alerts that turned out to cost 55c each. Although the charge levied was via a telecommunications company and thus a third party, the ACCC has decided that this may have been misleading.
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Time for an Aussie mobile data revolution?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-25 06:20:38
The cost of mobile data in Australia is all over the place – some carriers sell it cheap, others sell it at sky high prices, and effectively the same data transfers but on different devices from the same companies can be charged at different rates. When will data pricing ever get realistic?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-25 06:20:38
The cost of mobile data in Australia is all over the place – some carriers sell it cheap, others sell it at sky high prices, and effectively the same data transfers but on different devices from the same companies can be charged at different rates. When will data pricing ever get realistic?
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eBay rebels take PayPal issue to the Reserve Bank of Australia
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-21 21:24:11
The rebellion against eBay’s PayPal saga with its disputed “stage 1” and “stage 2” episodes with the ACCC, has seen the rebels write to Australian Banks, Australia Post and threaten legal action. Now they’ve turning it up another notch by writing to Reserve Bank of Australia!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-21 21:24:11
The rebellion against eBay’s PayPal saga with its disputed “stage 1” and “stage 2” episodes with the ACCC, has seen the rebels write to Australian Banks, Australia Post and threaten legal action. Now they’ve turning it up another notch by writing to Reserve Bank of Australia!
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Telstra customer claims free unlock for outright iPhone 3G purchase
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-21 13:29:36
An iTWire reader by the username of “mac user” was outraged to discover that the iPhone 3G 16GB model he’d purchased outright did not come with a free unlock, but instead was to cost $150. So he did his homework and now claims that Telstra has unlocked his iPhone 3G free of charge! Has a massive can of worms just been opened for outright current or future iPhone 3G purchases from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone in Australia?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-21 13:29:36
An iTWire reader by the username of “mac user” was outraged to discover that the iPhone 3G 16GB model he’d purchased outright did not come with a free unlock, but instead was to cost $150. So he did his homework and now claims that Telstra has unlocked his iPhone 3G free of charge! Has a massive can of worms just been opened for outright current or future iPhone 3G purchases from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone in Australia?
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