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IN THE NEWS: New rules to fight SMS scams,Telstra moves call centres back to Australia, and more.
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has today registered new rules to require telcos to identify, trace and block SMS scams.Replace text between arrows. [ACMA]
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Telstra has moved all its call centres that service Australian customers and small businesses back to Australian shores to appease its customers. [Nine News].
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has welcomed the Federal Court penalty judgment in its case against Sydney-based telco Limni Enterprises Pty Ltd (Limni Enterprises), formerly known as Red Telecom Pty Ltd (Red Telecom). [ACMA]
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The Federal Government has introduced new rules to stop Aussie's getting hit with text message scams.[Channel Seven]
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The Australian Government welcomes today’s announcement by Telstra of the finalisation of its acquisition of Digicel Pacific. replace text between arrows [Department of Communications].
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Australia’s competition watchdog the ACCC has given the green light to Telstra’s proposed acquisition of 51.4% of FetchTV following an investigation and review of the deal.lace text between arrows [iTWire]
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Back in February, telco giants Telstra and TPG signed a deal that would see the duo team up to improve network coverage in regional Australia. It’s been four months since then, and a lot has been said about the plan. [Gizmodo]
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Optus has increased the typical evening speeds on its NBN 1000 plan up to 400Mbps, making it one of the faster options on the speed tier. The telco was previously reporting typical evening speeds of 300Mbps on the tier, which were a little more average. [Gizmodo]
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Deakin University has confirmed it was the victim of a cyberattack, with the personal information of 46,980 current and past students now leaked into the wild. [Gizmodo]
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The Bank of Queensland has paid a penalty of $133,200 after the competition watchdog, the ACCC, issued it with an infringement notice for allegedly breaching the Consumer Data Right (CDR) Rules by failing to provide a service enabling consumers’ data to be shared. [iTWire]
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