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Google - ACCAN Internship 2019

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Google and ACCAN in partnership are offering a paid internship to commence in December 2019 to undertake a project addressing a consumer technology issue. The Intern will also work alongside ACCAN staff to solve issues faced by consumers of technology services, and gain experience in a consumer technology advocacy (policy) role. Candidates resident in Australia and attending, or recently graduated from, an Australian university are welcome to apply.

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The internship is available for undergraduate (final year) students, postgraduate students and recent graduates of arts, business, computer science, engineering, law, sociology, or other related disciplines. Candidates must be Australian citizens or have Australian residency or be undertaking study at an Australian university. The ACCAN workplace is culturally diverse and actively ensures people with disability can participate effectively.

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The preferred applicant will be one that is of the highest quality and demonstrates the clearest grasp of analytical processes, research techniques and methods. Academic record will be taken into account.

Urgent need to address broadband affordability: ACCAN

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NBN Co’s proposed wholesale pricing changes are unlikely to meet the needs of consumers, according to the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN).

In September, NBN Co released a consultation paper to the telco industry that aimed to increase the number of households connected to the NBN. While the proposals outlined in this paper show that NBN Co is listening to ACCAN’s concerns about the current wholesale pricing arrangements, there is still considerable work to be done to ensure that consumers’ needs and expectations of their home broadband service are met.

“While we’re pleased that NBN Co has acknowledged broadband affordability is an important issue for many Australians, we’re concerned their proposals will not address this vital problem,” said ACCAN CEO, Teresa Corbin.

ACCAN CEO addresses CommsDay Congress

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ACCAN CEO Teresa Corbin recently spoke at the CommsDay Congress, a telecommunications industry event attended by regulators, consumer groups, telco executives and government representatives. Ms Corbin spoke about ACCAN's work highlighting the need for affordable broadband, the importance of Accessible Telecoms, and why we need reliable telecommunications services.

Her speech is available below.

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