The apparent disconnect between communications and culture in remote Indigenous communities in Australia raises many questions about the nature of the relationship between the preferred and proffered technology of public policy and the needs and aspirations of the user group. It is important to explore these questions, which should allow for the more intelligent design...

This paper discusses the initial development of a survey instrument designed to investigate the range of factors affecting broadband adoption in Australia. The development of these constructs builds on existing technology adoption models, innovation diffusion theory and psychology studies related to consumer choice and qualitative research by the author. The survey instrument is designed to...

After ten years on the statute books, Part XIC of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) (the "TPA") is being called upon more _ and is under greater pressure _ than ever. Part XIC gives telecommunications carriers and carriage service providers a right of access to "declared services": essentially the bottleneck services which form the...

Many countries are in the process of converting their terrestrial television services from analog to digital transmission. Several different approaches have been adopted for the switchover with different apparent results. Spectrum is a scarce resource and delays in the switch off can have major effects on economic welfare as the spectrum tied up in analog...

Most people readily accept there is a need to keep pace with change. Driven by digitalisation, convergence and the rapid increases in take-up and use of the Internet in Australia and internationally, changes in communications, ICT and the media pose challenges for the consumers, governments and service providers. One way to meet that challenge is...