Our most recent Communications articles are listed below:
28 March 2008
Submissions sought on telecommunications interception changes
The Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2008, which is intended to amend the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (Cth), was recently passed by the House of Representatives and has now been sent to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for consideration.
14 May 2007
Communications Update April 2007
In this month's Communications Update, we look at the recent telecommunications access disputes; discuss the Federal Court ruling on the ACCC's issue of competition notice to Telstra; and explore the ACMA's finding that 2GB Sydney breached the Commercial Radio Codes of Practice 2004 by broadcasting material that was likely to promote violence or brutality.
15 March 2007
Communications Update March 2007
In this month's Communications Update, we look at some new guidelines released by the ACMA relating to its new enforcement powers, introduced by the Communications Legislation Amendment (Enforcement Powers) Act 2006.
20 December 2006
Communications Update December 2006
This month's update discusses legislative, case and industry developments including the Telecommunciations Amendment Bill; new rules for higher-rate broadband; and the review of commercial code for reality TV.
19 December 2006
New digital TV channel allocation
On 12 December 2006 the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) issued a consultation paper seeking public comment.
13 November 2006
Communications Update October 2006
This month's update discusses legislative, case and industry developments including amendments to assist in privacy protection, the High Court's ruling in ABC v O'Neill and the ACCC's crackdown on unreal ring tones.
30 October 2006
Telecommunication Amendment (Integrated Public Number Database) Bill 2006
The Telecommunications Amendment (Integrated Public Number Database) Bill 2006 was recently introduced into the House of Representatives. It will amend the Telecommunications Act 1997 to place additional restrictions on the use and disclosure of information contained in the integrated public number database.
14 August 2006
Communications Update July 2006
This month, the update discusses, among other things, the assent of the Do Not Call Register Bill, enhanced powers for ACMA, the independent review of the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsmen scheme and variation to the Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan.
06 July 2006
Communications Update June 2006
This month, the Communications Update discusses, among other things, recent case and legisative developments, new safeguards for audio visual content, new cabling rules adopted by the ACAM, the ACIF and SPAN to merge, and the sixth Telstra accounting separation report.
19 June 2006
Communications Update May 2006
This month, the Communications Update discusses, among other things, recent case and legisative developments, mobile phone 'smart jammer' testing, one-click spam reporting and the appointment of two non-executive directors by Telstra
04 May 2006
Communications Update April 2006
This month, the Communications Update discusses, among other things, the submission by the Privacy Commissioner into Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 2006, Orion settles with Telstra and ACMA releases report on internet performance.
30 March 2006
Communications Update March 2006
This month, the Communications Update discusses, among other things, legislation amendments to address new technologies, banks joining the fight against fraud, changes to emergency dialling standards, public consultation on Telstra's ULLS undertaking and changes to IT employees' award in Victoria.
09 February 2006
Communications Update December 2005/January 2006
This month, the Communications Update discusses, among other things, how a legislation amendment assists the fight against corruption, the report into telecommunications performance is released and the ACCC releases a discussion paper on Telstra ULLS undertaking.
02 December 2005
Communications Update November 2005
This month, the Communications Update discusses, among other things, how telephone subscribers will benefit under the new telemarketing bill, Telstra commences Federal Court action against Orion and recent regulatory developments.
02 November 2005
Communications Update October 2005
This month, the Communications Update discusses, among other things, The Block in a Federal Court copyright dispute, a new licensing structure for amateur, and recent regulatory and competition law developments.
04 October 2005
Communications Update September 2005
This month, the Communications Update discusses, among other things, the Telstra sale legislation, the Vodafone v ACCC mobile terminating access service dispute and regulatory and competition law developments.
16 September 2005
Communications Update August 2005
This month, the Communications Update discusses, among other things, recent legislative instruments for the telecommunications sector, Network Seven’s action against Channel Nine for the Kokoda film copyright infringement and regulatory and competition law developments.
13 September 2005
E-Commerce Update August 2005
This month, the E-Commerce Update includes a discussion of the new spyware guide, the ACMA's latest development for short-range broadband, the ABS's most recent Internet Activity Survey, and recent case decisions.
09 August 2005
E-Commerce Update July 2005
This month, the E-Commerce Update includes a discussion of the AIC paper on preventing spam, the EC study detailing reform for internet licensing, the ICANN report on domain name hijacking and recent case decisions.
03 August 2005
Communications Update July 2005
This month, the Communications Update discusses, among other things, the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act, the Hutchison 3G Australia Pty Ltd v City of Mitcham case, the experimental release of radio frequency licences, the suspension of mobile chat rooms by Vodafone and the Telstra 3GSM network.
