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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.

 

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in today’s issue of commsday

  • The Department of Home Affairs has released a suite of proposed reforms to the Security of Critical Infrastructure regime, including measures to improve coverage of submarine cable systems and clarify the treatment of critical data centres.

  • The Internet Association of Australia has opposed a proposed automatic reimbursement model for scam losses below $3,000, warning it could impose unfair costs on smaller telcos even where they are not at fault.

  • Australians and New Zealanders are among the world’s heaviest users of generative AI chatbots, according to new research from the OECD’s AI research initiative and the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence.

  • The Australian Telecommunications Alliance has completed its merger with the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association , with chief executive Luke Coleman saying the enlarged body will give the industry a clearer and more unified voice across policy, technical standards and regulatory reform.

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