items tagged with Telecoms regulation
Government demonstrates lack of broadband vision again
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2007-03-08 00:29:32
Communications minister, Helen Coonan's address to the Australian Telecommunications Users Group (ATUG) annual conference this morning was long on platitudes and truisms and short on news and hard announcements. No surprises there.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2007-03-08 00:29:32
Communications minister, Helen Coonan's address to the Australian Telecommunications Users Group (ATUG) annual conference this morning was long on platitudes and truisms and short on news and hard announcements. No surprises there.
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Coonan's broad-band-aid
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2007-03-06 22:12:36
Remember Bob Hawke's empty promise that by 2000 no child in Australia would live in poverty? The Howard Government is now promising that no Australian will live without broadband, but the promise does not stand up to close scrutiny.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2007-03-06 22:12:36
Remember Bob Hawke's empty promise that by 2000 no child in Australia would live in poverty? The Howard Government is now promising that no Australian will live without broadband, but the promise does not stand up to close scrutiny.
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The feral corporation v the tame regulator
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2007-03-01 20:13:50
In December 2005 Telstra created consternation amongst its wholesale telephony service customers by rejigging its line rental pricing so that they were paying more for the service than Telstra, in most cases, was charging its retail customers. Or so its competitors alleged.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2007-03-01 20:13:50
In December 2005 Telstra created consternation amongst its wholesale telephony service customers by rejigging its line rental pricing so that they were paying more for the service than Telstra, in most cases, was charging its retail customers. Or so its competitors alleged.
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ACCC lifts competition notice on Telstra
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2007-03-01 19:15:59
The ACCC has revoked a competition notice imposed on Telstra in April 2006 over its wholesale line rental pricing, freeing Telstra from the threat of fines that could have run into hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2007-03-01 19:15:59
The ACCC has revoked a competition notice imposed on Telstra in April 2006 over its wholesale line rental pricing, freeing Telstra from the threat of fines that could have run into hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Telstra replies to broadband slam column
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2007-02-26 06:48:40
Dear iTWire,
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2007-02-26 06:48:40
Dear iTWire,
The inaccurate and intemperate column posted by Adam Turner, even presented as 'opinion', cannot pass uncorrected.
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ISPs cop more flack: from telecoms ombudsman
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2007-02-07 00:11:29
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, John Pinnock, has voiced concerned about the growing number of complaints from Internet customers who have had their contracts changed without their agreement. His comments come just days after the ACCC warned broadband ISPs about making misleading statements on service speeds.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2007-02-07 00:11:29
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, John Pinnock, has voiced concerned about the growing number of complaints from Internet customers who have had their contracts changed without their agreement. His comments come just days after the ACCC warned broadband ISPs about making misleading statements on service speeds.
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EC threatens operators over data roaming
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: ZDNet UK
2007-02-04 02:14:39
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: ZDNet UK
2007-02-04 02:14:39
Mobile operators have been given just a few weeks to lower their data-roaming tariffs, after the European Commission threatened them with further regulation.
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AAPT doing it tough, says Telecom NZ
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2007-02-01 17:42:17
Telecom New Zealand has reported net earnings of $NZ452 million for the half year ended 31 December 2006, compared to a net loss of $NZ466 million for the half year ended 31 December 2005: EBITDA for its Australian operations fell significantly.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2007-02-01 17:42:17
Telecom New Zealand has reported net earnings of $NZ452 million for the half year ended 31 December 2006, compared to a net loss of $NZ466 million for the half year ended 31 December 2005: EBITDA for its Australian operations fell significantly.
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No more 24Mbps ADSL!
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2007-01-30 22:17:21
There seems to be very little chance that ISPs will be able to advertise their ADSL2+ services as delivering throughput up to 24Mbps under new guidelines issued by the ACCC.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2007-01-30 22:17:21
There seems to be very little chance that ISPs will be able to advertise their ADSL2+ services as delivering throughput up to 24Mbps under new guidelines issued by the ACCC.
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ACMA moves to tighten access to phone number database
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2007-01-29 00:09:48
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a draft of a new scheme for controlling access to the Integrated public phone number database, along with a consultation paper.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2007-01-29 00:09:48
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a draft of a new scheme for controlling access to the Integrated public phone number database, along with a consultation paper.
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NEC's VoIP spam detector turns Turing Test on its head
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: VoIP
2007-01-27 00:36:18
A computer can pass the Turing Test if it can fool a human being - through its responses in a conversation - into thinking that it is human. NEC's VoIP spam detector claims to be using a computer to determine whether a caller is human or a machine. Quite an achievement!
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: VoIP
2007-01-27 00:36:18
A computer can pass the Turing Test if it can fool a human being - through its responses in a conversation - into thinking that it is human. NEC's VoIP spam detector claims to be using a computer to determine whether a caller is human or a machine. Quite an achievement!
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More disputes over mobile termination pricing
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2007-01-18 02:08:15
The ACCC has received notification of two more disputes between telcos over the prices charged to terminate calls on mobile networks.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2007-01-18 02:08:15
The ACCC has received notification of two more disputes between telcos over the prices charged to terminate calls on mobile networks.
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Competition Tribunal throws out Vodafone pricing
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2007-01-17 21:31:38
The Australian Competition Tribunal has thrown out Vodafone's appeal against an earlier decision by the ACCC to reject its proposed pricing for terminating calls on its 2G network.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2007-01-17 21:31:38
The Australian Competition Tribunal has thrown out Vodafone's appeal against an earlier decision by the ACCC to reject its proposed pricing for terminating calls on its 2G network.
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New ITU head has no ambitions to run internet
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-01-17 07:50:17
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-01-17 07:50:17
The new head of the United Nations' telecoms agency said he has no plans to increase his body's role in the governance of the internet. He would prefer the current coalition of groups running the internet to co-operate more effectively, he said.
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Airline to allow in-flight cell phone calls
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2006-12-22 07:51:35
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2006-12-22 07:51:35
The last refuge from the work anywhere, anytime lifestyle is under threat, with Emirates Airlines set to allow passengers to make cell phone calls during flights.
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Verizon and Asian carriers to build direct China-US cable
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2006-12-18 15:08:41
Verizon, China Netcom, China Telecom, China Unicom, Korea Telecom and Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan) have teamed up to build a new submarine cable, the first direct link between the US and China.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2006-12-18 15:08:41
Verizon, China Netcom, China Telecom, China Unicom, Korea Telecom and Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan) have teamed up to build a new submarine cable, the first direct link between the US and China.
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Telstra's rivals re-ignite structural separation debate
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2006-12-18 05:18:09
Buoyed by numerous initiatives in Europe aimed at creating greater separation between the infrastructure and services arms for former incumbent carriers, the Competitive Carriers Coalition (CCC) has made a concerted effort to re-ignite the debate in Australia with the launch of two commissioned reports and presentation of a European study detailing the claimed upsides of structural separation.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2006-12-18 05:18:09
Buoyed by numerous initiatives in Europe aimed at creating greater separation between the infrastructure and services arms for former incumbent carriers, the Competitive Carriers Coalition (CCC) has made a concerted effort to re-ignite the debate in Australia with the launch of two commissioned reports and presentation of a European study detailing the claimed upsides of structural separation.
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Coonan urges Telstra to stop choking Australia's download speeds
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2006-12-07 00:26:36
Telstra must stop choking download speeds and "flick the switch" on ADSL 2+ across Australia, says Federal Communications Minister, Helen Coonan.
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2006-12-07 00:26:36
Telstra must stop choking download speeds and "flick the switch" on ADSL 2+ across Australia, says Federal Communications Minister, Helen Coonan.
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Scammers target telemarketing blacklist
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2006-12-06 18:36:39
Con artists are charging people to register their details on the new national Do Not Call Register, warns the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2006-12-06 18:36:39
Con artists are charging people to register their details on the new national Do Not Call Register, warns the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
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Now we are raving: Telstra's blog site gets stuck into ATUG
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2006-12-04 21:31:00
Telstra's Nowwearetalking web site has launched a rabid attack on the Australian Telecommunications Users Group (ATUG) accusing it of single-handedly stifling investment in broadband infrastructure in Australia.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2006-12-04 21:31:00
Telstra's Nowwearetalking web site has launched a rabid attack on the Australian Telecommunications Users Group (ATUG) accusing it of single-handedly stifling investment in broadband infrastructure in Australia.
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