Despite ruling out including rollout obligations in spectrum licences, ACMA sees potential benefits of a secondary licensing framework for rural competition and consumer choice
Australia: Strengthening ACMA’s enforcement powers
A new bill proposes to expand ACMA’s powers significantly, aligning the regulator’s enforcement tools across the telecoms sector
Australia’s Online Safety Act: Under review
The independent review of Australia’s online safety framework advocates for an approach that mirrors the UK’s Online Safety Act, despite it not yet being fully implemented
Australia: Ensuring quality of service in legacy network migration
ACMA’s standards for consumer redress align with the ACCC’s more stringent standards on broadband speed claims
Tackling SMS-based scams in Australia
Mandating an SMS sender ID registry is the latest addition to Australia’s world-leading suite of scam prevention measures
ACCC suit on protecting vulnerable consumers
The ACCC has commenced proceedings against Optus, alleging that it has engaged in unconscionable sales conduct, directly contravening consumer law
Australia introduces comprehensive scams legislation
Though the Government initially plans to introduce obligations for the tech, telecoms and banking sectors, the legislation is intended as an eventual whole of economy reform
Tackling misinformation and disinformation in Australia
The Government is moving ahead with new regulation to combat misinformation and disinformation online, despite significant pushback from stakeholders
Protecting consumers impacted by network outages
Australia is one of a number of countries reconsidering its approach to resilience in the face of growing climatological and geopolitical threats to connectivity
Fines for failing fraud protections
As some regulators place a greater emphasis on facilitating switching between providers, protections against SIM swapping and similar scams will be all the more important
