Communications report 2008-09

22 January 2010This report provides a overview of developments in the Australian telecommunications industry for 2008-09 and also covers many aspects of the broadcasting and radiocommunications industries.
The report provides an overview of the telecommunications industry including service developments and industry performance in meeting statutory service obligations and reports on the development of the digital economy and its impacts on the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors. It also examines how Australians are using digital communications and media to participate in the digital economy.

Data in the report is drawn from a range of sources including information reported by industry to the ACMA, the ACMA's research using third-party public sources and commissioned surveys and analysis.

Noticeboard

10 February 2012

The Attorney-General, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP, has announced the appointment of Professor Jill McKeough as Commissioner in charge of the ALRC’s Inquiry into Copyright Law.

20 December 2011

Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced an independent review of the Australia Council for the Arts ahead of the development of the nation's first National Cultural Policy in almost 20 years.

15 December 2011

We live in a 'wired society'. But how much are people affected by mental illness included in this? Does social media increase isolation or help people overcome it?