• ACMA proposes triple zero requirement for satellite phones

  The government has proposed requiring access to triple-zero emergency services on satellite phones.

  By Adam Bender | 22 February, 2013 14:43

  Tags: triple zero, regulatory, 000, satellite, emergency services, mobile phones, regulation, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)

• ACMA seeks 4G in rural Australia through 1800 MHz rule changes

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) wants to spur a greater number and variety of wireless services by changing spectrum licensing and regulatory arrangements for the 1800 MHz band in regional and remote Australia.

  By Adam Bender | 07 December, 2012 15:07

  Tags: 1800 MHz, regulatory, regulation, wireless, spectrum, mobile, frequencies, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)

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  Telstra fires back at Vodafone on state of competition

  Competition has driven Telstra’s network build, the top Australian telco said in response to claims from Vodafone Hutchison Australia's CEO, Bill Morrow, that effective competition does not exist.

  By Adam Bender | 19 November, 2012 09:49

  Tags: regulatory, policy, Build, regulation, government, network, competition, Telstra, Vodafone Hutchison Australia, upgrades

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  Vodafone CEO urges regulators to rein in Telstra

  The NBN is not enough to level telecom competition in Australia, according to Vodafone Hutchison Australia CEO Bill Morrow. At an American Chamber of Commerce event today in Sydney, he called on government to support policies that scale back Telstra’s “regulatory favour.”

  By Adam Bender | 16 November, 2012 15:39

  Tags: universal service obligation (USO), regulatory, policy, backhaul, regulation, Vodafone, Telco, mobile, competition, Telstra, NBN, Monopoly

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