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IN THE NEWS: Minister Fletcher launches ACCANect Online, SMEs wanted for COVID-19 survey, and more.
 

Minister Fletcher Launches ACCANect Online

In the launch episode of ACCANect Online, the Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts speaks about the pillars of accessibility, affordability, accountability, and availability in the communications sector. Watch now to hear the Minister reveal his support for Accessible Telecoms and the efforts underway to explore future funding for the service, discuss Consumer Safeguards Part C and sit down for a socially-distanced Q+A with ACCAN CEO, Teresa Corbin. [ACCAN]
 

ACCAN's SME Survey 

ACCAN is seeking feedback from Small and Medium Sized Businesses on their experiences with telecommunications providers during COVID-19. Responses will be used to help ACCAN to better advocate for appropriate financial assistance measures for small businesses. [ACCAN]
 

Inquiry into the business case for the NBN and the experiences of small businesses 

The Joint Standing Committee sought views on the experiences of NBN consumers throughout COVID-19, network performance and NBN’s response. ACCAN's submission focuses on the experience of small businesses on the NBN during the COVID-10 pandemic.[ACCAN]
 

ACCC’s Superfast Broadband Access Service and Local Bitstream Access Service Declaration Inquiry 

ACCAN submitted a response to the ACCC’s discussion paper which commenced a public inquiry into whether the following services should continue to be declared: superfast broadband access service (SBAS) and local bitstream access service (LBAS). [ACCAN]
 

ACCC inquiries into NBN access pricing and wholesale service standards 

The ACCC has resumed its inquiries into NBN’s access pricing and wholesale service standards. ACCAN maintains that the ACCC’s focus on regulating the 12Mbps download and 1Mbps upload plans to ensure an equivalent quality and price of legacy services does not promote the long-term interest of end users. [ACCAN]
 

Optus teams with ANU on early bushfire detection project 

Optus and The Australian National University (ANU) have joined forces to develop a national system to detect and extinguish bushfires. [CRN]
 

Telstra enters 5G wireless internet battle with fixed-line NBN 

The 500GB of data plan is for now only available to a targeted, invitation-only customer base, but Telstra says more consumers will be able to join over the next 12 months as it scales up, especially when short-range, high-frequency network technology mmWave becomes available. [News.com.au]
 

ACMA survey highlights how COVID-19 changed Australia's online behaviour 

Australia's reliance on the internet and communication services grew significantly for the six months to June 2020, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) 2020 annual consumer survey has revealed. [ZDNet]
 

The ACCC Has Revealed the Fastest NBN Plans in the Country 

The ACCC this week released its latest report on real-world NBN speeds and Optus has placed top of the leaderboard for the fourth time in a row. [Lifehacker]
 

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