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Peak communications consumer body ACCAN has expressed concern following today’s news that Telstra has been fined for failing to maintain access for more than 12 hours to the 106 emergency call service used by Australians with hearing and speech impairments.
Read more: Telstra emergency service outage ‘a near-miss' - with lessons to be learnt
Too many Australians are being pressured into phone and internet deals that don’t meet their needs. The industry-drafted rules that are in place to protect consumers from harmful sales practices simply aren’t working, and must be replaced with direct regulation, says the Fair Call Coalition – 23 peak consumer bodies with an interest in a fair deal for telco consumers.
Read more: Put consumers before commissions: advocates call for sales and credit reform
Peak communications consumer body, ACCAN is deeply concerned about the impact of Telstra’s announcement of imminent price increases on mobile and internet plans on consumers struggling with the cost of living.
ACCAN, the national peak body representing communications consumers, is deeply concerned about allegations levelled at Telstra today by rival telco TPG Telecom.
Read more: Misleading and deceptive marketing from Telco – can we trust them?
ACCAN, the national peak body representing communications consumers, congratulates the Albanese Labor Government on its re-election and a clear mandate from the Australian community for reforms and policies that ensure Australia leads as a nation that supports growth, productivity and wellbeing of its citizens.
Australia’s peak communications consumer body, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network – ACCAN, is calling on the major parties to commit to a concessional internet product delivered by NBN Co to provide a cost-of-living boost to low-income Australians this Federal election.
This follows a new ACCAN report undertaken by Essential Research which shows significant popular support for a concessional internet product, and strong demand for cheaper broadband services for people doing it tough in a cost-of-living crisis.
Read more: Cost of connectivity: new report flags strong support for concessional internet