 |
This week
IN THE NEWS: ACCAN Congress sponsor spotlight, Minister Rowland TCP Code comments, Optus signs with SpaceX and more…
|
|
With our upcoming Consumer Congress now two months away, we would like to recognise our event sponsors. We appreciate your support and value your involvement in what will be an awesome event. [ACCAN]
|
|
Minister Rowland was interviewed on ABC radio following last week’s announcement on reforms to the TCP Code. This transcript provides a good summary of the rationale underpinning this decision. [Minister Rowland]
|
|
Optus has struck a deal with SpaceX to employ the LEOsat operator's Starlink constellation to deliver 100% mobile coverage across Australia. The telco plans to initially launch support for direct-to-handset SMS using Starlink from late 2024. Voice and data will follow in late 2025. [Optus]
|
|
Millions of Australians are prioritising their buy now pay later (BNPL) payments before their monthly obligations, according to Australian comparison site Finder. [ITWire]
|
|
The ACCC is calling on consumers, businesses and interested stakeholders to provide submissions about data broker services in Australia, as part of its five-year digital platform services inquiry. [ACCC]
|
|
With the discussion on AI not slowing down, this interesting report from McKinsey on the economic potential impact of generative AI points to what may be the next productivity frontier. [ZDNet]
|
|
Network infrastructure provider Vocus and the NSW Telco Authority have unveiled a new way to provide 4G/5G mobile connectivity during emergency disaster relief, using a tethered drone as a “mobile tower in the sky.” [CRN]
|
|
New information from the regulator for online safety, eSafety, has revealed that complaints of serious cyberbullying involving minors aged under 14 more than tripled last year compared to pre-pandemic levels. [E-Safety]
|
|
ACCAN has advocated for increased audio description through its Ideal Accessible Communications Roadmap and various policy submissions over many years. We were therefore very pleased to see the ABC’s announcement as an important step on this journey. [ABC]
|
|
The First Nations Digital Inclusion Advisory Group met this week and has finalised its recommendations for closing the digital divide. Initial policy priorities will focus on digital mentoring in remote communities, improving access to connectivity, as well as trialling emerging technologies within Indigenous communities and improving the national collection of data. [FST Net]
|
|
|
|
WebNews #618
Unsubscribe
from this mailing
click here
|
|
Tel: (02) 9288 4000
Email: media@accan.org.au
Web: accan.org.au
Twitter: @accan_au
Facebook.com/accanau
LinkedIn: accan.org.au/LinkedIn
If you are Deaf, or have a hearing impairment or speech impairment, you can contact us on 02 9288 4000 through your preferred National Relay Service call number or access point.
|
| |
|
Although we take care to direct subscribers to sites with accurate and reliable content, we advise that ACCAN is not responsible for the content within external sites and has no control over the views, services or information contained therein. Information contained on external sites may not necessarily reflect ACCAN's policy, standards or beliefs. The information contained in or attached to this message is intended only for the people it is addressed to. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this information is unauthorised and prohibited. This information may be confidential or subject to legal privilege. If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the e-mail and any attachments. The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network does not warrant that the information in this e-mail or any attachments are free from any viruses, defects, errors, interception or interference.
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network's representation of residential and other consumers' interests in relation to telecommunications issues is supported by the Commonwealth through the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.
|
|
|
