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IN THE NEWS: Thanks to all ACCANect 2022 conference attendees, notice of adjourned ACCAN AGM, and more.
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A massive thank you to everyone who helped to make ACCAN’s 2022 Annual Conference possible! It was great to see so many representatives from government, industry and consumer groups turn out to discuss the basics for communications consumers in 2022. Registered attendees can now access every session that took place on conference day on demand, via our conference website. [ACCAN]
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Due to the passing of Her Majesty the Queen and the National Day of Mourning on September 22nd, ACCAN’s Annual General meeting has been postponed. It will now take place virtually on Thursday the 29th September from 4:00pm (AEST). We will have live captioning and Auslan interpreters available throughout this meeting. To confirm accessibility requirements for the ACCAN AGM, we request all attendees RSVP their attendance and any support needs by Tuesday 27th September 2022 to nominations@accan.org.au [ACCAN]
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ACCAN recently submitted feedback to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) regarding an issues paper for its March 2023 Report on Social Media Services. The issues paper will inform the ACCC’s sixth interim report for the Digital Platform Services Inquiry. ACCAN’s submission urged the need for regulatory reform to ensure that Australian consumers continue to enjoy the benefits from social media platforms while reducing their harms. [ACCAN]
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The ACCC hopes this year’s change of government will set the stage for a review of telecommunications industry regulation. Speaking to the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) conference yesterday, ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard said telecommunications regulation is out-of-date and needs to be overhauled. [iTNews]
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At ACCANect 2022, ACMA Chair Nerida O’Loughlin spoke to how the ACMA can support industry to meet the basic needs of communications consumers, including consumers experiencing vulnerability, and outlined their Compliance Priorities for 2022-23. Read Nerida’s full speech on the ACMA’s website. [ACMA]
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming an increasing part of everyday life. With the rapidly evolving array of devices considered IoT, now is the time to think about how we unlock maximum potential from these devices while considering privacy, security and consumers education. Frank Zeichner, CEO, IoT Alliance Australia, joins auDA's webinar to share his expertise and vision for the future of IoT. [auDA]
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NBN Co has come under industry pressure to improve its minimum commitments to service quality and to be more transparent about its network performance. The company also revealed more details about proposed mechanisms to cap price rises in a forthcoming revision of the special access undertaking (SAU). The SAU is the key regulatory document that sets price and non-price terms for the NBN through to 2040, and is currently undergoing a review. [iTNews]
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Australian and Indian women entrepreneurs in cyber and critical technology will be given the opportunity to launch their business internationally under a groundbreaking exchange program supported by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) and the Government of Telangana, India. [iTWire]
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A “fully digitalised” tax office remains eight years away, according to Tax commissioner Chris Jordan, who envisions a greater reliance on natural systems for sourcing real-time data. Mr Jordan said the 2030 vision for the Australian Taxation Office is laid out in a new digital strategy that was recently signed off on by the executive group but yet to be released. [InnovationAus]
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TPG Telecom's CEO Iñaki Berroeta said the carrier lacks the resources to become a national competitor in the mobile market in its own right, in the event it can’t cut a deal with either Telstra or Optus. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) published further submissions in its inquiry into the proposed Telstra-TPG network and spectrum-sharing deal late last week. [iTNews]
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