Established in 1994, Communications Day is the authoritative source for commercial, regulatory, political and technology news and analysis for telecommunications in Australia and New Zealand. Delivered every working day to a reader base of C-level executives, regulators, government and opposition ministers and their staff, CommsDay provides essential business intelligence and a key competitive advantage for anyone working in the ANZ telecoms sector.
The Australian Telecommunications Alliance is proposing to abolish its independent chair and adopt a governance model similar to that of the Australian Banking Association, with a rotating chair drawn from the CEOs of its member companies.
SIGN UP TO READThe federal government has yet to commission a review of telecommunications regulation recommended by the Productivity Commission in 2025, despite proceeding with two other regulatory reviews proposed at the same time.
SIGN UP TO READThe Australian Telecommunications Alliance has called for SMS, MMS and internet access services to be excluded from the proposed digital duty of care, urging the communications minister to use an exemption power in the bill.
SIGN UP TO READGoogle, Meta, TikTok and technology industry lobbyists have warned that Australia’s proposed digital duty of care could produce unintended consequences, challenging assumptions that following-only feeds would improve safety and warning of risks to private communications, legitimate debate and existing protections.
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