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Time to scrap 'consumer protections' rules which do not protect consumers
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Australia’s peak communications consumer body, ACCAN, has today called for the weak and ineffective industry-drafted Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP) Code to be scrapped in favour of robust and enforceable industry standards that better protect Australian consumers.
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Proposed amendments to the Telecommunications (Consumer Complaints Handling) Industry Standard 2018
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ACCAN recently submitted to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)'s consultation on new rules on telco complaints handling. The ACMA has amended the Telecommunications (Consumer Complaints Handling) Industry Standard 2018 after the Optus outage of November 2023 exposed issues with the complaints handling processes of telecommunications providers.
ACCAN calls for modern emergency alert tech for natural disasters
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With the recovery from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred underway—and many parts of Australia's east coast still experiencing significant rain and flooding—attention must soon turn to how new communications technology that can support those in emergency situations due to natural disasters, says peak communications consumer body ACCAN.
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