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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has signalled that it intends to renew the spectrum licenses of mobile operators when they expire between 2028 and 2032.

The communication and media services regulator ACMA has announced that it is taking the next step to rebuild confidence in the use of telephone numbers and brands by commencing consultation on new regulatory arrangements for use of SMS sender IDs.

The ACMA has issued a warning on the receipt of emails purporting to be from LinkedIn which it says could be a scam.

The ACMA has issued a public notice to the market seeking views on its annual compliance priorities.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has determined that Radio Local Are Network (RLAN) and Wide Area Wireless Broadband (WA WBB) services should share the upper 6 GHz wireless spectrum band following publication of two papers by the ACMA this week.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has hit Australia's largest telco Telstra with a more than $3 million penalty for failing to comply with emergency call rules during a technical disruption at its Triple Zero emergency call centre.

The Albanese Labor government of Australia plans to implement a mandatory SMS Sender ID Register, claiming it will enable it to crack down on SMS scams.

Unsolicited communications – such as commercial email and SMS spam, scams and telemarketing – are a problem for many Australians and the communication and media services regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) , has just announced its two compliance priorities for the 2024–25 financial year for those unsolicited communications and scams.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is seeing a rise in SMS telco impersonation scams and is warning people to be on the lookout.

The Minister for Communications will direct the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to legislate an enforceable industry standard to ensure appropriate support is provided to telco customers experiencing domestic and family violence (DFV).

Australian telcos received fewer complaints in 2023-24 but took longer to resolve, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) 2023-24 telco complaint data.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) claimed more than 28,000 Australians have self-excluded from all licensed phone wagering services since it launched the BetStop – The National Self-Exclusion Register in August 2023.

The government will legislate new rules and enforceable standards on how Australian telcos should communicate outages to their customers.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has warned the public to be vigilant of messages from strangers trying to start a conversation or those luring victims into a relationship as it may be a scam.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found Radio 2GB Sydney and Radio 3AW Melbourne guilty of breaching broadcasting rules as both failed to disclose commercial agreements between their presenters and companies featured on their current affairs programs.

Almost everyone has come across a scam and this year, Scams Awareness Week (26-30 August) is encouraging Australians to share their story to help stop scams.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) warned 10 telcos for not following new rules designed to protect customers struggling to pay their internet and phone bills.

Australian telco Telstra has paid $1,551,000 to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after failing to perform required customer ID authentication processes, leaving thousands vulnerable to SIM-swap scams and other types of mobile fraud.

A scam claiming to be from Amazon is the subject of the latest alert to be issued by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

Australian telco Telstra stated this month it wouldn't increase mobile prices. Now the telco sang a different tune, announcing the cost of its mobile plans will rise in August.