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Articles tagged with: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Accc
Telcos warned about mobile, wireless internet speed advertising
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued an advisory paper to the country's telecoms operators for use when advertising mobile and wireless internet. more
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Telco competition: Signs of life but yet to thrive
While consumers have been rewarded with greater competition and investment in telecommunications, the current structure of the industry is likely to limit future pay-offs, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has concluded in its annual reports on competition and pricing in the industry. more
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ACCC takes action to stop misleading SMS advertisements
Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has won a court order against a UK based company, AMV Holdings Limited for publishing misleading adverts in Australian magazines offering mobile content. more
Operators Warned to Make Data Usage Costs Clearer
The emergence of new smartphone technology, such as the recent release of the Apple iPhone 3G, has led the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to issue a note of warning to consumers. more
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Australian Mobile Phone Retailer Sued
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court in Sydney against the mobile phone seller - Allphones Retail. The ACCC alleges that, in operating this franchise system, Allphones failed to comply with Franchising Code of Conduct and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct towards its franchisees. more
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Australian Regulator Sues Crazy John's Phone Retailer
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says that it has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against the mobile phone retailer, Crazy John's for alleged contraventions of the Trade Practices Act 1974 in relation to the promotion of certain of its mobile phone plans. more
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Optus Loses GSM Termination Rate Dispute
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says that it has welcomed a decision by the Australian Competition Tribunal to reject Optus's proposed undertaking for the supply of its Domestic GSM Terminating Access Service. more
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Hutchison 3G Australia has given court-enforceable undertakings to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to resolve the ACCC's concerns over Hutchison advertisements and promotional aspects of its mobile phone deals. more
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More red tape for Telstra's CDMA network
Australian mobile carriers that offer domestic inter-carrier roaming (domestic roaming) on CDMA mobile networks will be required to provide the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission with details of the terms and conditions they charge for this service, following a final decision made by the ACCC yesterday. more
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Australia to review mobile termination charges
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has begun a review of the regulation of Australian mobile telephone services by issuing a discussion paper on the industry. The review will focus on the wholesale mobile termination, wholesale mobile origination, domestic and international roaming, and emerging 3G services. more
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