Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will continuously monitor all ISPs for compliance with the relevant codes of practice in a bid to boost protections for children and families online.
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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