PHP and Drupal to serve up ACCC FOI
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will look to a PHP and Drupal-based website to serve up documents under its Freedom of Information (FOI) obligations.
View ArticleLinux and Windows 8's secure boot: What we know so far
Ever since it was first brought to light that Windows 8's secure boot mechanism could cause problems for Linux users, speculation has been running rampant as to the exact nature of the difficulties...
View ArticleACCC dialling in new contact centre system
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is to deploy a new contact centre solution to help the agency cope with an expected large increase in calls prompted in part by the launch of...
View ArticleACCC head backs Telstra on tiered broadband debate
In a speech delivered today to the Australian-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Rod Sims, the chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission endorsed Telstra's Kate McKenzie's call for a debate...
View ArticleTPG loses appeal, $2M fine reinstated for misleading ads
The High Court of Australia today reinstated a $2 million penalty against telecommunications service provider TPG relating to misleading advertisements on appeal by the Australian Competition and...
View ArticleTurnbull warns ACCC against undermining Telstra NBN agreement
Communications minister Malcolm Turnbull and finance minister Mathias Cormann have warned the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that cutting wholesale pricing for services over Telstra's...
View ArticleHalf-Life publisher Valve faces ACCC legal action
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced it is taking legal action in the Federal Court against Valve Corporation, the publisher of popular gaming titles including the...
View ArticleNew body could take ACCC's telco access powers
The draft report of the Competition Policy Review has recommended that a new organisation should take over a number of the regulatory powers of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission,...
View ArticleiiNet slapped with $204k penalty
iiNet has forked over $204,000 after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission took exception to one of the Internet service provider's advertising campaigns.
View ArticleACCC rejects Telstra push for wholesale broadband price hike
In a draft decision the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has rejected Telstra's push to increase the prices it charges other telcos that deliver services over its copper network.
View ArticleCost of 'hacking' scams doubled in 2014
A new report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission includes figures showing that in 2014 reported financial losses from scams involving hacking more than doubled.
View ArticleTelcos back regulation of 'superfast' broadband networks
A number of telcos have endorsed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission moving to regulate non-NBN super-fast broadband networks that target residential end users.
View ArticleSteeper price cut for Telstra's wholesale broadband services on the cards
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is eyeing a steeper cut than previously mooted to the pricing of the Telstra wholesale services regulated by the competition watchdog.
View ArticleTelstra hits back at ACCC over wholesale price cuts
Telstra has described as "disappointing" a draft decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that will see a significant drop in the prices the telco charges for a number of...
View ArticleTelcos come out swinging over Telstra wholesale pricing
The Competitive Carriers Coalition (CCC) has hit out at a government intervention in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's inquiry into the pricing of Telstra's wholesale services.
View ArticleComms Alliance not sold on ACCC broadband monitoring
An Australian broadband performance monitoring regime should be subject to a "rigorous" cost-benefit analysis before implementation, according to telco industry body Communications Alliance.
View ArticleACCC moves close to 'superfast' broadband regulation
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft decision on regulating a 'Superfast Broadband Access Service', with the ACCC set to compel the operators of deliver 25Mbps+...
View ArticleACCC warns of fake parcel delivery ransomware
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is warning consumers and businesses to watch out for a fake parcel delivery scam email which purports to be from Australia Post or FedEx.
View ArticleACCC to look at future of ADSL regulation
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched an inquiry into whether its regulation of the wholesale ADSL service delivered by Telstra should continue. The ACCC’s initial declaration...
View ArticleZero-rating and net neutrality: Time to look the gift horse in the mouth?
Zero-rating — a practice that offers access to some Internet-based services without chewing up a user’s monthly data limit — looks set to hit Australia in a big way.
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