ACMA revises SMS ID register rules amid industry concern


New rules that will require telcos to block scam texts or warn recipients they come from unregistered senders by the end of the year have been rewritten to account for international entities and non-ABN holders.

The communications regulator released the revised draft standard on Monday, in response to concerns legitimate traffic from overseas would be blocked or overstamped as likely scams by the proposed SMS Sender ID Register.

As reported …

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