Articles tagged with: Australian Communications and Media Authority and Premium Sms

Australian Firm Warned Over Breaches of Premium Rate SMS Rules

­The Australian Communications and Media Authority has directed mobile premium service provider Jada Mobile Services to comply with industry rules or face hefty penalties in the Federal Court, after it found the company breached the Mobile Premium Services Code.  more

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Optus Misses Australian Premium SMS Barring Rules Deadline

Australia's Communications and Media Authority has accepted an enforceable undertaking from Optus Mobile to address its alleged non-compliance with rules relating to customer barring of premium SMS and MMS.  more

Related Tags: acma, optus, option, court, Australia


Australian Regulator Introduces New Mobile Content Rules

Australians will not be billed for premium SMS and MMS from suspect mobile premium service providers under new rules introduced by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. It will now be an offence for mobile phone companies to contract with content suppliers who are not listed on an industry register.  more

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Australian Premium SMS Provider Censured by Regulator

A story from the department of bad jokes and "they should have seen that coming".  more

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Australian Regulator Clamps Down on Premium SMS Abuse

Australia's Communications and Media Authority has announced plans to increase consumer protection when dealing with premium short message services (SMS). The ACMA plans to mandate a minimum set of standards and a "significantly improved" industry-developed code that sets out detailed rules and procedures for a number of matters.  more

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Australian Regulator Proposes Changes to Mobile Content Regulation

The Australian Communications and Media Authority says that it is seeking comment on proposed changes to a number of legal instruments ahead of the introduction of a new regulatory framework for internet and mobile content in January 2008.  more

Related Tags: mms, acma, Australia


Australian Regulator Publishes Mobile Chat Regulations

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released a guide for mobile chat providers on how to make their services safer for children. The Guide recognises the benefits that mobile chat services can bring for communications and social networking, but also provides information on the small but real risk of mobile chat services being used to facilitate illegal contact between children and adults. more

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