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ACMA green lights new licensing arrangements for mobile communication services on aircraft

mobile phones on planes30 July 2010
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has finalised radiocommunications licensing arrangements to facilitate mobile communication services on aircraft.

‘The arrangements reflect the ACMA’s commitment to facilitating new and innovative services that provide a benefit to the public and increase consumer choice,’ said ACMA Chairman Chris Chapman. Read more ...

 

ABCs of banking by smartphone 

ABCs of banking by smartphone28 July 2010
Fairfax Media’s Lesley Parker looks at the ACMA’s recent research on emerging forms of mobile payments and concludes that consumers like the idea of smartphone transactions but are wary of putting their banking in the hands of telcos. Read more ...

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Community radio broadcaster 3CH Kyneton has breached licence conditions that prohibit the broadcast of advertisements and requires community broadcasters to encourage participation in the operations of the service. More ...

The Broadcasting Financial Results 2008-09 report has been released by the ACMA and is available on the website. More ...

The ACMA is seeking public comment on a proposal to specify a class of persons to be ‘approved auditors’, in a determination under subsection 8F(1) of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999. More ...

The ACMA has found that community radio broadcaster 4CCR Cairns has breached the licence condition that requires licensees to encourage community participation in the operations of the service. More ...

The ACMA provides general background information for broadcasters, political parties and election candidates, advertisers and the general public about the media rules it administers that apply to the communication of political and election matters, including specific conditions that apply during election periods. More ...  


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Last update: 30 July 2010 12:00