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The ACMA has released for public consultation draft legislative instruments that reform the advertising and disclosure program standards for commercial radio, following the release of the final report of the review of the Commercial Radio Standards on 14 November 2011.The ACMA is also consulting on its draft legislative instrument to revoke the current compliance program standard.
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Continue Reading →The ACMA has published the final report of its review of the Commercial Radio Standards. The report outlines important reforms to the regulation of advertising and commercial influence in current affairs programs broadcast on commercial radio. The proposed reforms follow a comprehensive review of the Commercial Radio Standards, which involved extensive research and utilised submissions [...]
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The ACMA is reviewing the effectiveness of rules which protect premium SMS and MMS customers from rogue operators.
The rules being reviewed are within two service provider determinations which came into effect in 2010:
- the Barring Determination which provides customers the option to bar premium SMS and MMS and avoid unexpectedly high bills.
- the [...]
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The ACMA is seeking industry comment on three proposed changes to the Numbering Plan. The ACMA proposes to:
- Remove Schedule 12 in the Numbering Plan.
- Remove six service types that have no allocations and are no longer required and to remove the unused portions of number ranges from six service types with limited use.
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During 2010-11 the ACMA examined telephone number arrangements and sought feedback on short, medium and longer-term strategies to address issues identified with current telephone numbering.
The ACMA is progressing matters raised during the numbering work program and as an early action, plans to update the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997 (the Numbering Plan) in a number [...]
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Convergence has broken or is straining many of the constructs and concepts that form the building blocks of current communications and media regulation, according to analysis by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
Broken Concepts: The Australian communications legislative landscape highlights the ever-increasing strain on old concepts struggling with new technology.
‘The constructs for [...]
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Did you know that there is no general right to privacy under Australian law? There are, however, industry codes of practice that broadcasters must follow, which outline how they can use material about someone’s personal or private affairs, or information that invades one’s privacy. These codes are designed to balance the media’s role to inform [...]
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The ACMA has released the submissions it has received on its proposed solutions to improving customer care for consumers in the telecommunications industry.
Submissions were received from industry associations (including the Communications Alliance and the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association), Telecommunications providers, individual consumers and consumer groups (including the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network). Submissions are [...]
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Have your say on the ACMA’s proposed solutions – The Australian Communications and Media Authority has published a draft report (Word) or (PDF) on the findings of its public inquiry into customer care and complaints-handling in the telecommunications industry. The report outlines the main [...]
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As part of its Numbering Work Program, the ACMA released its fourth and final consultation paper Numbering: Implications of Research into Consumer Issues in May 2011. The purpose of the paper is to understand how consumers use communications services, what information they derive from numbers and how they use [...]
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