ACMA - ACMA News – December 2009

Announcement: The ACMA will be closed for business during the period 25 December 2009 and 3 January 2010 (24 Dec)
Media release: ACMA makes new Emergency Call Service Determination (23 Dec)
Media release: TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd failed to provide a captioning service for programs broadcast on GO! (23 Dec)
Announcement: IFC 33/2009 Review of submarine cable regulation (22 Dec, closed 1 Mar 2010)
Media release: Penalties awarded in email spam case in the Federal Court (22 Dec)
Announcement: Issue 48 of the ACMA's newsletter, ACMAsphere, is available (22 Dec)
Media release: Changes proposed to smartnumbers^® auction process (22 Dec)
Announcement: IFC 32/2009 Possible changes to the operation of smartnumbers^® including a reduction in the reserve prices (22 Dec, closed 26 Feb 2010)
Media release: ACMA enables increase in radio services in Canberra (22 Dec)
Media release: ACMA finds that Prime Radio (Cairns-AM) Pty Ltd breached the radio advertising standard (21 Dec)
Media release: ACMA registers a new commercial television industry code of practice (18 Dec)
Media release: Melbourne community radio station 3TSC breached codes of practice (18 Dec)
Media release: Sydney community radio station 2RES breached licence conditions (17 Dec)
Media release: VoIP market and take-up continues to expand (17 Dec)
Announcement: Changes in the Australian VoIP market examines the supply and demand of VoIP in Australia (17 Dec)
Media release: Additional million dollar penalties issued in SMS spam case (16 Dec)
Media release: ACMA finds 2DAY’s Kyle & Jackie O Show breached the commercial radio codes and proposes to impose a licence condition (16 Dec)
Media release: 24x7 Direct first call centre penalised for ringing numbers on the Do Not Call Register (15 Dec)
Announcement: ACMA’s spectrum demand analysis and indicative work programs for the next five years (IFC 06/2009) (8 Dec)
Media release: Radiocommunications licensing arrangements proposed for in-flight mobile communication services on aircraft (8 Dec)
Announcement: IFC 31/2009 Proposed radiocommunications licensing arrangements for mobile communication services on aircraft (8 Dec, closes 29 Jan 2010)
Media release: ACMA proposes new radio service for Griffith and changes to Narrandera community service (7 Dec)
Media release: ACMA restructure comes into effect (4 Dec)
Media release: Nambucca Heads radio station 2NVR breached code of practice (4 Dec)
Media release: ACMA celebrates cybersmart Screen It winners (4 Dec)
Announcement: The Guide to the Children’s Television Standards 2009 and the new ACMA B83 form and Guidance notes are available (3 Dec)
Media release: Online retailer Topbuy breaches Spam Act by sending emails to consumers without consent (1 Dec)