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ACCC clears Optus to scrap HFC network and use NBN instead
The ACCC has cleared, provisionally, the proposed deal between Optus and NBN Co under which Optus is to be paid around $800m to shut down its HFC network and transfer customers onto the NBN. read moreAll ISPs to be monitored for code compliance
Stuart Corner
Tuesday, 29 November 2005 09:31
The decision is in response to a request from communications minister Helen Coonan and follows earlier plans for an initial audit of the top 20 Internet service providers (ISPs) that is to commence immediately. There are around 700 ISPs in Australia.
Compliance with the codes is enforced by ACMA and ISPs can be fined up to $27,500 per day for breaches. ACMA also has the power to make an industry standard if an industry code is found to be deficient.
The applicable codes were developed by the Internet Industry Association and registered by the then Australian Broadcasting Authority in May 2005 following extensive community consultation.
They require ISPs to prominently display a link to Internet safety information on their home pages, provide filters to customers at cost or below price and to provide updates on filtering options to their customers every four months.
The codes will be reviewed again in mid-2006 to take into account any developments in filtering technologies and community concerns that may have arisen since they were drawn up.
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