Media releases – 2010

December

• MR 167/2010 Emergency services win from new spectrum plan (23 Dec)
• MR 166/2010 ACMA reaches decisions on several provisions of the Children’s Television Standards (22 Dec)
• MR 165/2010 40,000 fax numbers now on the Do Not Call Register (21 Dec)
• MR 164/2010 ACMA proposes new approach for recreational boaters operating VHF marine radios (17 Dec)
• MR 163/2010 Fixed-line performance improves in 2009-10 (16 Dec)
• MR 162/2010 Conditional access schemes for commercial digital satellite television services (15 Dec)
• MR 161/2010 ACMA reminds consumers about risks of premium SMS services (13 Dec)
• MR 160/2010 Mobile services in Australia hit 25.99 million (9 Dec)
• MR 159/2010 ACMA finds code breaches and moves to amend anti-terrorism standards after review of content on Al-Manar Television (9 Dec)
• MR 158/2010 Fax marketing complaints drop sharply: ACMA (9 Dec)
• MR 157/2010 Reconnecting the Customer public inquiry—progress report released (9 Dec)
• MR 156/2010 New digital commercial television licences for Riverland and Mount Gambier (7 Dec)
• MR 155/2010 2GB, 4BC and 6PR breach commercial radio disclosure standard (7 Dec)
• MR 154/2010 ACMA reviews Telemarketing Industry Standard (7 Dec)
• MR 153/2010 Australians generally happy with communications services—but less happy with customer service (2 Dec)
• MR 152/2010 $2 million penalty for last respondent in Safedivert SMS scheme (1 Dec)

November

• MR 151/2010 The ACMA proposes changes to radio services in Bundaberg and Kingaroy (25 Nov)
• MR 150/2010 Young adults leading trend away from fixed-line phones (18 Nov)
• MR 149/2010 Almost ninety per cent of Australian internet users now making online transactions (16 Nov)
• MR 148/2010 Increased internet use underpinning Australians' engagement with the digital economy (11 Nov)
• MR 147/2010 Nine and Ten breached licence condition by advertising interactive gambling services (11 Nov)
• MR 146/2010 ACMA proposes continuation of ban on mobile phone jammers (10 Nov)
• MR 145/2010 ACMA directs premium SMS providers to comply with code (9 Nov)
• MR 144/2010 Sydney community radio station 2OOO breaches advertising licence condition (9 Nov)
• MR 143/2010 Bunology pays $11,000 penalty for Spam Act infringement after using downloaded email list (3 Nov)

October

• MR 142/2010 ACMA acts on premium SMS ads (29 Oct)
• MR 141/2010 ACMA supports Day for Daniel with national Cybersmart activities (28 Oct)
• MR 140/2010 ACMA proposes new rules to require enhanced location information for Triple Zero mobile calls (28 Oct)
• MR 139/2010 Spending limits important for users of mobile premium services (28 Oct)
• MR 138/2010 ACMA and Australian Privacy Commissioner to examine botched Telstra mail out (27 Oct)
• MR 137/2010 More spectrum for wireless access services on the Queensland Coast (26 Oct)
• MR 136/2010 New radio services for the Bunbury region of Western Australia (26 Oct)
• MR 135/2010 ACMA accepts enforceable undertakings from Nine and WIN for incorrectly classifying Dante’s Cove (26 Oct)
• MR 134/2010 More spectrum released to improve mobile telecommunications in regional and remote Australia (25 Oct)
• MR 133/2010 ACMA asks, do phone numbers add up? (25 Oct)
• MR 132/2010 ACMA to re-plan part of the 2.5 GHz band and retain capacity for electronic news gathering (21 Oct)
• MR 131/2010 ACMA accepts enforceable undertaking from Perth community radio station 6SON (20 Oct)
• MR 130/2010 No moves to change emergency call numbers (20 Oct)
• MR 129/2010 ACMA seeks views on the configuration and allocation of ‘digital dividend’ spectrum (20 Oct)
• MR 128/2010 ACMA proposes new community radio broadcasting services for Wilcannia, Mossman and Tiaro (19 Oct)
• MR 127/2010 ACMA to develop standard for fax marketing (18 Oct)
• MR 126/2010 New digital commercial television licences for Broken Hill and Spencer Gulf (18 Oct)
• MR 125/2010 ACMA hosts talks with global spam regulators (18 Oct)
• MR 124/2010 Telco inquiry public hearings dates (15 Oct)
• MR 123/2010 ACMA annual report marks year of significant change and development (13 Oct)
• MR 122/2010 Slam phone scammers: ACCC and ACMA (12 Oct)
• MR 121/2010 Better protection proposed for radio astronomy services in the Mid West ‘Radio Quiet Zone’ (8 Oct)
• MR 120/2010 ACMA takes steps to improve spectrum trading arrangements (8 Oct)
• MR 119/2010 Ryde community radio station 2RRR breaches advertising licence condition (7 Oct)
• MR 118/2010 Coffs Harbour community radio station 2CHY breaches advertising licence condition (7 Oct)
• MR 117/2010 ACMA to host Tune-Up on digital dividend configuration and allocation issues (6 Oct)

September

• MR 116/2010 Bowral community radio station breaches licence condition and codes of practice (29 Sept)
• MR 115/2010 Telco inquiry hits the road (26 Sept)
• MR 114/2010 ACCC, ACMA urge consumers to be cautious when buying a 3D television to watch AFL, NRL grand finals (22 Sept)
• MR 113/2010 ACMA continues to monitor electronic program guides offered by free-to-air TV networks (22 Sept)
• MR 112/2010 Sydney community radio station 2RSR breaches advertising licence condition (17 Sept)
• MR 111/2010 ABC breaches its code of practice by incorrectly classifying The Proposition as M (13 Sept)
• MR 110/2010 Brisbane community radio station 4AAA breaches codes of practice (9 Sept)
• MR 109/2010 ACMA supports National Child Protection Week with national Cybersmart activities (7 Sept)
• MR 108/2010 Nine's AFL Footy Show breaches code for ridicule; agrees to pay $200,000 for any future breach (7 Sept)
• MR 107/2010 Consumer alert: Telemarketers scamming Australians about the Do Not Call Register (1 Sept)
• MR 106/2010 3D TV trials to cover AFL and NRL grand finals (1 Sept)

August

• MR 105/2010 ACMA auctions licences for new open narrowcasting services in Perth, Kalgoorlie, Kambalda, Griffith and Launceston (30 Aug)
• MR 104/2010 No 3D TV trial licence for Nine to screen NRL Grand Final (27 Aug)
• MR 103/2010 Technology developments in the digital economy (27 Aug)
• MR 102/2010 ACMA accepts enforceable undertaking from Optus on premium SMS barring (25 Aug)
• MR 101/2010 ACMA directs Switchfire to comply with mobile premium services code (20 Aug)
• MR 100/2010 ACMA to auction radio licences for Perth, Kalgoorlie, Kambalda, Griffith and Launceston (12 Aug)
• MR 99/2010 Best Buy breaches Spam Act (11 Aug)
• MR 98/2010 New SMS mobile rules to stop rogue operators (9 Aug)
• MR 97/2010 ACMA determines parental lock standard for digital television receivers (4 Aug)

July

• MR 96/2010 Kyneton community radio station 3CH breaches two licence conditions (30 Jul)
• MR 95/2010 ACMA green lights new licensing arrangements for mobile communication services on aircraft (30 Jul)
• MR 94/2010 ACMA releases broadcasting financial results for 2008-09 (28 Jul)
• MR 93/2010 Cairns radio station 4CCR breaches licence condition (21 Jul)
• MR 92/2010 3D TV – end of first trial (21 Jul)
• MR 91/2010 ACMA seeks broad public and stakeholder input to telecommunications industry inquiry (19 Jul)
• MR 90/2010 ACMA proposes new radio services for the Bunbury region of Western Australia (19 Jul)
• MR 89/2010 Commercial television licensees exceed Australian content quotas in 2009 (16 Jul)
• MR 88/2010 Keeping address information up-to-date could prove vital in an emergency (14 Jul)
• MR 87/2010 Spectrum released to improve mobile telecommunications in regional and remote Australia (14 Jul)
• MR 86/2010 New high power open narrowcasting licences available in Perth, Kalgoorlie, Kambalda, Griffith and Launceston (13 Jul)
• MR 85/2010 ACMA warns Omnicall over missing helpline (12 Jul)
• MR 84/2010 New radio services for NSW North Coast (5 Jul)
• MR 83/2010 ACMA registers a new commercial radio code of practice for Australian music (1 Jul)
• MR 82/2010 Toowoomba radio station 4DDB breached sponsorship licence condition (1 Jul)
• MR 81/2010 ACMA finds TCN Nine in breach of captioning obligations (1 Jul)

June

• MR 80/2010 New IP content services taking off in Australia (30 Jun)
• MR 79/2010 ACMA issues temporary community broadcasting licence for Melbourne City area (29 Jun)
• MR 78/2010 ACMA to develop standard for fax marketing (28 Jun)
• MR 77/2010 ACMA to consult on the configuration and allocation of digital dividend spectrum (24 Jun)
• MR 76/2010 Spammers use World Cup fever to score (21 Jun)
• MR 75/2010 ACMA issues formal warning to Notebooks R Us for breaching the Spam Act (16 Jun)
• MR 74/2010 New open narrowcasting radio service for Perth (16 Jun)
• MR 73/2010 Do Not Call Register boosted to cover faxes (13 Jun)
• MR 72/2010 Hector’s World^TM teaches children important online security lessons (11 Jun)
• MR 71/2010 National cybersafety program for pre-service teachers launched today (10 Jun)
• MR 70/2010 Young radio station 2YYY breached codes of practice (9 Jun)
• MR 69/2010 "Spam SMS" boosts the ACMA’s fight against spam (9 Jun)
• MR 68/2010 New radio services for Kalgoorlie (8 Jun)
• MR 67/2010 Cybersmart Hero stands up to online bullies (4 Jun)
• MR 66/2010 ACMA takes first action under new rules to protect users of mobile premium services (1 Jun)

May

• MR 65/2010 ACMA finds Nine breached Children’s Television Standards (25 May)
• MR 64/2010 2HC Coffs Harbour, 2EL Orange and 2PM Kempsey fail to broadcast required local content—ACMA launches local content audit (24 May)
• MR 63/2010 Seven breaches code with incorrect classification of an episode of Packed To The Rafters as PG (20 May)
• MR 62/2010 Digital commercial television services coming to remote and regional Western Australia (19 May)
• MR 61/2010 New digital-only service coming to remote central and eastern Australia (19 May)
• MR 60/2010 WIN breaches code of practice by incorrectly classifying an episode of Dante’s Cove (18 May)
• MR 59/2010 ACMA issues licences for 3D TV trials (14 May)
• MR 58/2010 Public forum to discuss the ACMA’s commercial radio standards review (7 May)
• MR 57/2010 ACMA accepts court enforceable undertaking from Soul over failure to provide complete address information for a mobile service (7 May)
• MR 56/2010 Prime Radio (Cairns-AM) Pty Ltd in breach of radio advertising standard (6 May)
• MR 55/2010 ACMA proposes location information for Triple Zero mobile calls be provided on request (4 May)
• MR 54/2010 ACMA facilitates more efficient use of 400 MHz spectrum band by government agencies (3 May)

April

• MR 53/2010 RadComms2010 – ACMA to hold fourth conference on spectrum management next week (30 Apr)
• MR 52/2010 ACMA consults on planning for ultra-wideband in lead-up to RadComms2010 (29 Apr)
• MR 51/2010 ACMA proposes to introduce new radio services for New South Wales North Coast (29 Apr)
• MR 50/2010 Do Not Call re-registrations top 40 per cent (21 Apr)
• MR 49/2010 Bruce Harry Real Estate pays the price for illegal telemarketing (20 Apr)
• MR 48/2010 Reconnecting the customer: formal inquiry into telecommunications customer service (20 Apr)
• MR 47/2010 Fairfax implements new procedures to improve future change of control notifications (15 Apr)
• MR 46/2010 ACMA makes channel available for ABC NewsRadio service in the Upper Namoi (15 Apr)
• MR 45/2010 ACMA makes frequency available for new community radio service for Gin Gin, Queensland (15 Apr)
• MR 44/2010 ACMA allocates community broadcasting licences in Gosford and Lake Macquarie (8 Apr)
• MR 43/2010 ACMA proposes amendments to numbering rules to accommodate VoIP services (1 Apr)

March

• MR 42/2010 ACMA releases Five-year Spectrum Outlook for 2010-2014 (31 Mar)
• MR 41/2010 ACMA proposes new open narrowcasting radio service in Perth (30 Mar)
• MR 40/2010 Senator Conroy to speak at RadComms2010 Conference (29 Mar)
• MR 39/2010 Re-register your mobile phone numbers now (29 Mar)
• MR 38/2010 ACMA renews Toowoomba community radio licence after operational issues addressed (26 Mar)
• MR 37/2010 ACMA announces channels for ABC NewsRadio services in Deniliquin and the Upper Murray (22 Mar)
• MR 36/2010 New radio service for Griffith and coverage of Narrandera community radio service extended (22 Mar)
• MR 35/2010 Do Not Call: NSW needs to re-register home phone numbers now (22 Mar)
• MR 34/2010 Spam Act undertaking accepted from Virgin Mobile (18 Mar)
• MR 33/2010 ACMA proposes new radio services in the Kalgoorlie region of Western Australia (16 Mar)
• MR 32/2010 ACMA allocates community broadcasting licence in Geelong (15 Mar)
• MR 31/2010 Re-scan may be required to receive Sydney community television in digital (12 Mar)
• MR 30/2010 Re-register now to avoid telemarketing calls (9 Mar)
• MR 29/2010 New mobile rules mean premium safeguards for SMS (7 Mar)
• MR 28/2010 60 Minutes unfairly links school to segregation (4 Mar)
• MR 27/2010 Telco in court for alleged Do Not Call breaches (1 Mar)

February

• MR 26/2010 ACMA to develop a parental lock standard for digital television receivers (24 Feb)
• MR 25/2010 ACMA review of commercial radio standards (23 Feb)
• MR 24/2010 ACMA allocates community radio licence in Alice Springs (22 Feb)
• MR 23/2010 ACMA allocates community broadcasting licences in Bendigo (19 Feb)
• MR 22/2010 ACMA warns insulation installers – do not call numbers on the Do Not Call Register (19 Feb)
• MR 21/2010 ACMA announces application window dates for 3.6 GHz spectrum covering parts of Queensland and northern NSW (17 Feb)
• MR 20/2010 ACMA to host tune-up on 2.5 GHz-related spectrum issues (9 Feb)
• MR 19/2010 ’Think before you post!’ ACMA supports Safer Internet Day 2010 (9 Feb)
• MR 18/2010 ACMA to investigate Al-Manar TV (4 Feb)
• MR 17/2010 The ACMA accepts enforceable undertaking from CommSec under the Spam Act (1 Feb)

January

• MR 16/2010 Sydney datacasting trial to end (29 Jan)
• MR 15/2010 ACMA will use opportunity cost to set fees for apparatus licences (29 Jan)
• MR 14/2010 ACMA seeks views on the regulation of mobile phone jammers (29 Jan)
• MR 13/2010 Do Not Call Register hits 4 million mark (29 Jan)
• MR 12/2010 Communications and media regulator to use new web apps to engage with users (28 Jan)
• MR 11/2010 ACMA announces Olya Booyar as General Manager of new Content, Consumer and Citizen Division (20 Jan)
• MR 10/2010 ACMA calls on the commercial radio industry to develop new codes for live hosted entertainment programs (15 Jan)
• MR 9/2010 ACMA releases Telecommunications Performance Bulletin for 2008-09 (14 Jan)
• MR 8/2010 Mobile broadband and internet services take off (12 Jan)
• MR 7/2010 ACMA releases discussion paper on review of the 2.5 GHz spectrum band (12 Jan)
• MR 6/2010 Griffith radio station 2MIA breached licence condition and code of practice (11 Jan)
• MR 5/2010 Toowoomba community radio station 4DDB breached licence conditions (8 Jan)
• MR 4/2010 Real estate agency breaches the Spam Act (8 Jan)
• MR 3/2010 Two new FM frequencies made available to improve radio reception on Fraser Island (7 Jan)
• MR 2/2010 Bundaberg community radio station breached licence conditions (7 Jan)
• MR 1/2010 Cairns community radio station 4CCR breached codes of practice (6 Jan)