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IN THE NEWS: ACCAN highlights need to act on affordability, submission to Australia's 20202 cyber security strategy, and more.
 

Urgent need to act on affordability: NBN Pricing Review Consultation

NBN Co’s proposed wholesale pricing changes are unlikely to meet the needs of consumers, according to ACCAN. [ACCAN]
 

Australia's 2020 Cyber Security Strategy consultation 

ACCAN has responded to the Department of Home Affairs’ discussion paper, to ensure that the experiences of consumers, including small businesses, are reflected in the 2020 Cyber Security Strategy. In our submission we focused on consumer concerns about cyber security, including the impact that cybercrimes have on consumers, including small businesses; the information asymmetry that can exist between consumers and manufacturers; and the threats to consumer privacy that can occur due to cyberattacks or insecure connected devices.[ACCAN]
 

Eleven telcos in ACMA's sights for breaching consumer protection rules 

The Australian Communications and Media Authority watchdog is going after eleven smaller telcos for failing to adhere to strict consumer protection rules. [itnews]
 

ACCC to keep current prices of non-NBN fixed line services 

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has decided to keep the current pricing of non-NBN fixed line wholesale services until 2024. [CRN]
 

Optus adds 138K homes to 5G fixed wireless footprint 

Optus is opening its 5G fixed wireless service to a footprint of up to 138,000 homes, earmarking a major expansion of the fixed broadband-like service. [itnews]
 

Stick to the plan: Aussies forking out millions on excess data charges 

Finder research shows that over the past 12 months, Aussies have wasted $152.6 million on excess data charges. [finder.com.au]
 

Small businesses lag in digital tech investment

According to research from NBN Co and AlphaBeta,many of Australia’s small businesses have not fully realised their potential because they lack the skills, time or resources to invest in digital technology - or because they lack knowledge of the opportunities that technologies provide.[iTWire]

Optus ramps up support for small business with rollout of new initiatives 

Optus has unveiled a suite of initiatives it says are designed to support small businesses to improve their operations, growth and profitability by better harnessing the power of Apple devices. [iTWire]
 

Banks, Telstra and Microsoft sign up for AI ethics ‘trial’ 

NAB, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Telstra, Microsoft and Flamingo AI have signed up to “trial” principles that form part of the government’s new AI ethics framework. [Computerworld]
 

Fletcher foresees complementary role for NBN and 5G 

Minister for Communications Paul Fletcher does not see a future where 5G displaces NBN, instead saying that the technologies are complementary to each other. [ZDNet]
 

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