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  • Comms Alliance criticises feds over data retention funding delays

    The Communications Alliance has criticised the federal government over ongoing delays around how much it will subsidise Australia’s telecommunications service providers to comply with mandatory data retention legislation.

    Written by Byron Connolly12 April 16 17:09
  • Data retention laws come into effect but most ISPs not ready

    The Data Retention Act has come into effect today, but 84 per cent of ISPs are not prepared to start encrypting and storing their customers' metadata, according to a new survey from Communications Alliance.

    Written by Rebecca Merrett13 Oct. 15 10:44
  • Budget 2015: Data retention costs falling short

    The Internet Society of Australia has criticised the $131 million being allocated by the federal government to cover the telecommunications industry’s costs to implement the data retention scheme.

    Written by Byron Connolly12 May 15 11:42
  • Metadata regime to spur speculative invoicing, say Greens

    The government’s metadata regime will open the door to more copyright prosecutions and speculative invoicing, rather than focusing on police investigations and terrorism, according to the Australian Greens.

    Written by Bonnie Gardiner08 April 15 13:30
  • ACMA wants to dump outdated spam code

    The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is seeking public comment on its proposal to deregister the long-standing and outdated Industry Spam Code of Practice.

    Written by Byron Connolly14 Aug. 14 11:11
  • Financial woes cause shut down of Internet Industry Association

    The Internet Industry Association will shut down, leaving the Communications Alliance to take responsibility for the collection of industry codes, such as the icode, that were developed and overseen by the industry body.

    Written by Rohan Pearce24 March 14 16:43
  • Comms Alliance expresses concerns with mandatory data breach notification

    The Communications Alliance has joined the Association for Data-driven Marketing and Advertising (ADMA) in criticising the federal government’s proposed mandatory data breach notification law, saying that the legislation will come at a cost to industry and that there was not enough consultation.

    Written by Hamish Barwick20 June 13 12:29
  • NBN Co's CEO calls for a study into broadband technologies

    NBN Co’s CEO Mike Quigley has called for a study from the Communications Alliance to decide what is the best technology to use to roll out high-speed broadband across Australia.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald23 Feb. 13 10:00
  • Mixed reaction to improved privacy protection

    There has been a mixed reaction from the ICT industry to amendments to the Privacy Act with some organisations welcoming the changes while others say more work needs to done on privacy issues.

    Written by Hamish Barwick30 Nov. 12 11:56
  • iiNet, Comms Alliance calls action on legit movie downloads

    The Communications Alliance has come out in support of Perth-based ISP iiNet’s discussion paper, calling for greater access to legitimate online portals for Australians and the formation of an independent body to assess copyright infringement claims.

    Written by Hamish Barwick16 March 11 10:00
  • NBN retailer accreditation questioned in access seeker rush

    The expansion of the retail service provider (RSP) market in the wake of the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout could bring risks to rollout schedules and customer experiences without careful accreditation, a digital economy analyst has warned.

    Written by James Hutchinson22 Feb. 11 10:49
  • NBN Co publishes draft NBN B2B framework

    NBN Co has published the draft framework detailing the business-to-business arrangements for access seekers to the National Broadband Network

    Written by Dylan Bushell-Embling28 Jan. 11 18:23
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