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According to industry newsletter Communications Day, the government is now expecting to receive the much anticipated Vertigan Review (formally known as the NBN cost-benefit analysis and review of regulatory arrangements) early in July and plans to make a public release of the report before the end of the month.
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Tuesday 1 July 10.00am
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network welcomes today's announcement that telcos will make mobile calls to 1800 numbers free of charge, but says it will hold the industry to its commitments regarding 1300 numbers.
Read more: ACCAN to hold industry to new 1300/1800 number commitments
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ACCAN CEO SPEECH TO INFORMA CONFERENCE: MELBOURNE 24 JUNE 2014
'Collections & Hardship Programs in Utilities, Banks & Telecommunications: Exploring best practice in hardship programs and collections across four sectors'
Thank you for the invitation to speak today.
As some of you may know ACCAN stands for the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network. We are the peak body for consumer representation and advocacy in communications.
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Women's Legal Services NSW
Project title: Technology-facilitated stalking and abuse
Grant round: 2014
Grant: $54,123.40
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Vision Australia
Project title: Document Accessibility Toolbar (DAT)
Grant round: 2014
Grant: $34,158
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Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
Project title: Personal Cloud Use in Australia: Consumer expectations, experience and impact on communications consumption
Grant round: 2014
Grant: $38,699.60
Read more: Demystifying personal cloud services for Australian consumers
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Queensland Remote Aboriginal Media
Project title: Yarning and Learning: Communication use and issues in remote Indigenous communities
Grant round: 2014
Grant: $42,100
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Justice Connect
Project title: Don't just sign on the dotted line
Grant round: 2014
Grant: $40,113
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Australian National University: School of Accounting and Business Information Systems
Project title: Competition and comparability in the consumer mobile telecommunications sector
Grant round: 2014
Grant: $30,806
Read more: Investigating competition in the mobile phone marketplace
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Structural changes to the communications market were one of a package of reforms in the 1993 Hilmer Review, which substantially improved competition in the Australian market. This led to a proliferation of consumer choice from the government owned monopoly, Telecom, to the diverse array of competitors Australian consumers have access to today.
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ACCAN has responded to the ACMA's consultation on proposals for deregulatory reform in telecommunications reporting requirements.