ACMA pushes for new telco investigative powers


David Allen
Reporter

Australia’s telco regulator has called for the government to beef up its investigative powers so it can compel companies to prove they have complied with laws and regulations in situations like last week’s Telstra outage.

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) chair Nerida O’Loughlin on Friday said she had lobbied for the power to hand out substantiation notices to companies found in potential breach.

Australia’s financial services and consumer and …

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