Tag: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

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ACCC targets NBN experience

Australia’s consumer watchdog could take regulatory action as early as mid-next year to improve customer experiences with the NBN. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched an inquiry...

ACCC targets tech platforms

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
Australia’s competition watchdog has launched an inquiry into the impact digital platforms like Facebook and Google are having on media and advertising disruption. The federal government has formally instructed...

ACCC’s crack new data unit

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The ACCC has established a new data analytics unit to help crack down on the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in price-fixing. In a speech delivered to...

ACCC launches NBN investigation

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The competition watchdog has set up a public inquiry into the National Broadband Network’s wholesale service standards in the wake of record numbers of complaints from consumers and a...

ACCC brings a stick to the NBN

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
The competition watchdog’s draft report into the country’s communications sector has lobbed into the middle of an NBN battlefield as the network engages in landmark price negotiations, and fights...

Complaint file grows at NBN Co

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Criticism of NBN Co’s failure to address consumer complaints is steadily increasing. Rather than address the complaints, NBN CEO Bill Morrow and his growing team of media handlers and...

Mobile roaming is now a snore

Posted on   |  by Vitaly
There was the usual wailing and gnashing of the teeth when the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission surprised the industry last week by deciding it would not force Telstra...

No progress on ACCC startup rule

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A lack of clarity from the competition watchdog and government on the proposed crackdown on startup acquisitions could lead to an “investment freeze” in Australia, Shadow Minister for the...

Telco reform an attack on the ACCC

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The Turnbull Government’s threatening stance towards the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been ramped up with the announcement that plans to repeal the telecommunications-specific anti-competitive conduct laws...

TelcoLand disputes on overcharging

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Mobile Virtual Network Operators are the forgotten victims of rampant overcharging and anti-competitive behaviour at the heart of the telco battle about whether or not domestic mobile roaming should...