Annual report of the Commonwealth of Australia communications and broadcasting regulatory authority: the Australian Communications and Media Authority

The report provides an overview of the Australian telecommunications industry performance against a range of regulatory obligations including compliance with safeguards such as the Customer Service Guarantee, the provision of emergency call services and compliance with codes and standards. The ACMA Communications report 2010–11 fulfils the ACMA’s statutory reporting requirements under section 105 of the...

Australians continue to embrace multiple communication technologies, with the mobile phone, the rise of the smartphone and internet-based communications complementing traditional fixed-line telephony. According to the report in the six months to April 2011, 84 percent of adults in fixed-line telephone households used three or more communication technologies compared to 82 per cent at April...

The ACMA released its medium to long term proposals for telephone numbering arrangements in Australia, applying a managed evolutionary approach to its intent to increase the flexibility and efficiency of numbers and make pricing clearer for consumers. ‘Fundamental changes in networks and technologies, as well as profound changes in consumer behaviour and services, have put...

Digital Australians examines the impact of the increasing use of digital media on attitudes and expectations about media content and regulation across different media platforms. The research was conducted for the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) by GfK Bluemoon and comprised thirteen focus groups held in metropolitan and regional areas across three states between...