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Govt promises NBN will remain in 'public hands' The government has introduced a new bill to maintain wholesale broadband operator National Broadband Network (NBN) in public ownership. 2024 Charles Todd Oration 150th Anniversary of the Telecommunications Association
10th October 2024
Govt directs ACMA to create laws supporting DFV telco customers The Minister for Communications will direct the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to legislate an enforceable industry standard to ensure appropriate support is provided to telco customers experiencing domestic and family violence (DFV).
9th October 2024
Verizon graces MSG properties Madison Square Garden Entertainment, Madison Square Garden Sports, and Sphere Entertainment have named American telecommunications company Verizon its official mobile wireless partner in a new partnership. 2024 Charles Todd Oration 150th Anniversary of the Telecommunications Association
8th October 2024
ACCC seeks public's views on making access determinations for resale fixed line services
7th October 2024
Telcos log fewer complaints but take longer time to resolve: ACMA Australian telcos received fewer complaints in 2023-24 but took longer to resolve, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) 2023-24 telco complaint data. 2024 Charles Todd Oration 150th Anniversary of the Telecommunications Association
4th October 2024
The latest issue of our journal, the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, is now available on the TelSoc website at https://telsoc.org/journal/jtde-v12-n3. Please have a look at it. You can download the full issue (towards the bottom of the issue page) or select individual articles. All content is free to TelSoc financial members (when logged in).
3rd October 2024
Obsidian Security opens new data centre SaaS security provider Obsidian Security has extended its reach into the Asia Pacific by launching a new data centre in Sydney. 2024 Charles Todd Oration 150th Anniversary of the Telecommunications Association
3rd October 2024
Telstra delivers '4x speeds' to Norfolk Island Telecommunications company Telstra claimed to have "quadrupled" the internet speeds of Norfolk Island, which is roughly 1,500km from the Australian mainland in the South Pacific Ocean. 2024 Charles Todd Oration 150th Anniversary of the Telecommunications Association
2nd October 2024
Senate proposes 'large-scale network roaming' during major outage A senate inquiry that probed last year's Optus outage has listed recommendations including the emergence of "large-scale network roaming" and "mutual assistance arrangements for major outages" to prevent the impact of future incidents of similar scale.
1st October 2024
Gen Z and Millennials growing pessimistic about online safety, Aus3C report finds The Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre’s (Aus3C) Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviours Report (Oh Behave! 2024) revealed a pressing need to address growing concerns about attitudes towards online safety alongside worrying trends evident among younger Australians.
30th September 2024