Stories about: ACCC

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Minchin slams Telstra separation bill 11 March, 2010 13:01

The Opposition has confirmed that it will oppose the passing of the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009 which would see the break-up of Telstra into separate wholesale and retails businesses.
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NBN Co setting up shop 10 March, 2010 16:48

NBN Co has announced that it has selected Sydney and Melbourne offices, the latter within shouting distance of key government regulators, the ACMA and ACCC.
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National Fraud week aims to help avoid scams 04 March, 2010 12:56

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued two new publications to help small business and consumers avoid scams as part of National Fraud Week.
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GoTalk refutes ACMA court case 02 March, 2010 16:17

GoTalk has slammed the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) over a law suit taken against it for breaches of the Do Not Call Register Act.
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People Telecom to refund misled customers 02 March, 2010 08:36

People Telecom will issue refunds to customers who were signed up by its door-to-door sales and telemarketers as part of a legal undertaking by the Australian Competition and Consumer and Commission (ACCC).
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ACMA takes GoTalk to court over alleged breaches 01 March, 2010 15:05

The communications watchdog has filed a Federal Court action against telco GoTalk for alleged breaches of the Do Not Call Register Act.
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Aussies scammed out of $70m online 01 March, 2010 09:31

Australians lost more than $70 million through online scams last year, according to a Federal Government report.
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The supercomputer on your desktop 17 February, 2010 06:59

High-performance computing (HPC) has almost always required a supercomputer - one of those room-size monoliths you find at government research labs and universities.
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Broken hearts put holes in wallets 12 February, 2010 15:52

It's not even Valentine's Day and hopeless romantics have already had their hearts broken... and wallets lightened.
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Expert panel member defends NBN tender process 04 February, 2010 18:16

A member of the expert panel that evaluated bids in the abandoned National Broadband Network (NBN) request for proposal (RFP) process has hit-back at an auditor-generals report.
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ANAO report says $30m for abandoned NBN tender process 03 February, 2010 17:27

The Federal Government’s abandoned request for proposal (RFP) process for a fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) National Broadband Network (NBN) cost it and participants more than $30 million, an auditor general report has revealed.