The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has appointed deputy chairman Richard Bean to take over from chairman Chris Chapman who retired on Friday after 10-years in the job.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority – the country’s spectrum regulator - has signalled a shift towards what it says is a “greater reliance on a contingency planning model” in its strategy for addressing the growth in mobile broadband capacity.

The long-time boss of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), Chris Chapman, wants changes to the regulatory framework under which the authority operates in today’s “digitally disrupted” communications environment.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is on the lookout for up to seven consumer representatives to appoint to its peak consumer group, the Consumer Consultative Forum (CCF).

The enormity of cyber security threats to Australian businesses, organisations and government makes for sober reading.

The chairman of the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Chris Chapman, has delivered his last annual report, taking the opportunity to reconfirm that the current arrangements for media and communications legislation and regulation in Australia are under strain and “increasingly unsuited to optimising the public interest”.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has taken action against 24 telcos for breaches of the Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code (TCP)..

The Southern Phone Company has drawn a stern warning from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) over a breach of privacy of thousands of its silent line customers.

More than 10 million telephone numbers listed on the Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) Do Not Call Register are now permanent.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is considering what sanctions it should apply to Sydney radio station Today FM for its airing of a prank call by two of its presenters made in 2012 to the British hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, was being treated during her first pregnancy.

Australia's regional and rural areas will get better 4G mobile coverage if new spectrum plans are approved.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has tabled its annual report in Parliament. It considers the digital dividend spectrum auction the highlight of the year.

ACMA chairman Chris Chapman has laid out in some detail how the ACMA intends to ensure that telco service providers lift their game in response to the new telecommunications consumer protection code, which came into force on 1 September.