Licensing & regulation

The ACMA promotes self-regulation and competition in the communications industry. Use the links below to find licensing and regulation in the Australian communications environment. Information is split by sector; broadcasting, internet, radiofrequency spectrum, and telecommunications.

• The ACMAs enforceable undertakings
• ACMA formal warnings
• Communications & media regulation overview
• Legislation, codes & standards
• Media ownership & control
• Equipment compliance & labelling

Broadcasting

• Broadcasting licensing
  • Current activities
  • Licence types
  • Licensed broadcaster listings
  • Applying for a broadcasting licence
  • Broadcasting licence fees
  • HDTV quota compliance
• Broadcasting ownership & control
  • About broadcasting ownership & control
  • Limitations on control
  • Licensee obligations
  • Broadcaster ownership
  • Registers
• Community broadcasting
• Digital broadcasting codes and standards
  • Parental lock in domestic digital television reception equipment

Internet

• Internet regulation
  • Industry self-regulation
  • Internet codes & standards
• International co-operation

Radiofrequency spectrum

• Radiocommunications licensing
  • Licensing principles
  • Apparatus licensing
  • Radiofrequency class licensing
  • Acquiring spectrum
  • Spectrum licences
  • Accreditation for frequency assignment
• International activities
  • SharePoint site (SP)
  • ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC–15) schedule

Telecommunications

• Telecommunications Regulation
  • Eligible revenue portal
  • Carrier licensing
  • Universal service regime
  • Disability access
  • Infrastructure
  • Numbering
  • Number portability
  • Telecommunications codes & standards
  • Cabling regulation
  • Wireless LAN regulation
  • Voice over internet protocol (VoIP)
• International activities
  • Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRAs)
  • International Training Program