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 federal government’s $132 million AusAlert emergency warning system is facing concerns from some emergency agencies and signs of public resistance ahead of its national rollout. But the agency behind the system says the new platform is superior and more accurate than legacy platforms.
SIGN UP TO READThe Australian Communications and Media Authority has opened consultation on changes to the regulation of mobile phones and other telecommunications equipment, including tighter testing requirements intended to provide greater assurance that handsets can contact Triple Zero.
SIGN UP TO READThe federal government sought further assurances from NBN Co on consumer impacts, regulatory arrangements and transition planning before the company finalised its agreement with Amazon’s Project Kuiper, according to heavily redacted documents released under Freedom of Information law.
SIGN UP TO READInternet Association of Australia CEO Narelle Clark has challenged claims that direct regulation is needed for the telecom industry, and argued that enforceable performance guarantees would make no sense to impose on the sector. At the same time, former communications minister Paul Fletcher has written an opinion column for CommsDay arguing the same sentiments, pointing out that no telco wants to have a network outage.
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