Access Now’s suggests that the secretly negotiated ACTA Treaty “will destroy the openness of the internet and threatens free speech online by forcing websites and ISPs to watch and track our every move”.
Read More ACTA a threat to freedom of the Internet?
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The Grants Scheme is a way for ACCAN to support community projects that create versatile resources for consumers and build a strong evidence base for communications consumer advocacy. There is scope for a wide variety of projects by community organisations, small businesses, researchers and individuals.
Read More ACCAN 2012 Grants Scheme now open
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CFA member ACCAN’s submission to the 2011–12 Regional Telecommunications Review was based on extensive consultations with member organisations and wider stakeholders. This interview with Robin Eckerman from the Review Committee explains the aims of the review.
Read More Regional Telecommunications Review 2011-2012
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Peak consumer group ACCAN says it cannot support the revised Telecommunications Consumer Protection (TCP) Code that was submitted to the Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) for registration.
Read More ACCAN rejects draft Telecommunications Code
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Global roaming charges are high – indeed some have asked if they are the greatest rip off in history. CFA member ACCAN provides this handy tip sheet to avoid massive smartphone bills.
Read More Don’t let global roaming ruin your holiday
Mark Gregory from RMIT University says charges can be as high as $AUD20/MB for international data roaming and $AUD4.40 per minute to call home, but that there’s no justification. Originally published in The Conversation.
Read More Are Australian international roaming charges the greatest rip-off in history?
Number woman has got ACMA, the industry regulator, to support the call for fairs calls for all. But she needs your help to get the changes over the line!
Read More Number woman needs your help to achieve fair call prices from mobiles
Communications Alliance has released the long awaited consumer protection code and now invites public comment.
Read More Telecommunications Consumer Protections Industry Code released for comment
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Once every three years the Regional Telecommunications Review considers whether people in regional, rural and remote parts of Australia have equitable access to telecommunications.
ACCAN is seeking your views on the top telco issues in regional Australia at the moment to help inform its submission.
Read More ACCAN seeks views on regional telecommunications
ACCAN and Financial Counselling Australia are celebrating a major step forward in the Fair Calls for All campaign.
Read More Nearly the end for high cost 1800 and 13 calls from mobile phones
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Telecommunications Reports 2009-10, tabled in Parliament today, show clear trends developing around fixed and mobile services.
Subscription numbers for both fixed and mobile services suggest that while mobile take-up continues to grow, this is not necessarily at the cost of fixed line services.
Read More Wireless increasingly popular, but fixed lines dominate downloads
CFA member ACCAN is celebrating a major step forward in its campaign for fair calls following an announcement today that the telco regulator, the Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) will put an end to the high cost of 1800 and 13 calls from mobiles. The ACMA has plans to alter what’s known as the…
Read More Major victory in campaign for Fair Calls from Mobiles
