Articles tagged with: Optus and Acma

PrePay Registration May be Ineffective Says Red Tape Study

A preliminary report by Australia's Productivity Commission has warned that identity checks on PrePay phone purchasers are imposing significant costs on both industry and consumer, while not delivering a commensurate level of benefits to the police and security services.  more

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Australian Firm Warned to Stop Sending Spam SMS

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued a formal warning to PR Marketing and Media Group Pty Ltd, a mobile telephone subscription chat service, for allegedly contravening the Spam Act 2003.  more

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Optus Fined for Breaching Australian Anti-Spam Laws

Australian mobile operator, optus has been fined AU$110,000 (US$74,000) by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for breaches of the country's anti-spam legislation. The infringement notices were in relation to 20,000 commercial electronic messages sent by optus that ACMA alleges failed to provide clear and accurate sender identification.  more

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