That there is around $3 billion1 in cost savings the government could make on digital TV between now and a realistic closedown date for analogue broadcasting. The savings could be channeled into assisting the funding of a high speed broadband solution for Australia. This is before we consider the potential community benefit from the uses...

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...

This editions looks at the Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Bill 2007, the launch of the Do Not Call Register, ACMA's guidelines for narrowcasting television services and new arrangements for access to IPND data, the Australian Competition Tribunal's ruling Telstra's Unconditioned Local Loop Service prices are unreasonable, and other recent developments.

The Open Spectrum movement sees a future in which the community can directly access the airwaves, writes Ellie Rennie.

Minister's foreward As technology evolves, consumers are demanding always-on, anywhere access to their favourite content – whether it is on the television, their mobile phone or their computer. It is this passion for new services and improved technology that is driving the international switch to digital. Digital television is more efficient, more interactive, offers better...