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The cost to consumers of using phone and Internet services are set to drop following a draft decision by the competition regulaor to reduce by 9.6% the price other telcos pay Telstra to use its copper network.

The consumer watchdog, the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) says consumers will be better protected from premature disconnection of their phone and Internet services when Telstra migrates its telephone and Internet services to the National Broadband Network (NBN) under a revised plan.

The ACCC has released its draft decision on prices access seekers will pay to use Telstra's copper network on the road to the NBN. It is not exactly what Telstra was hoping for.

The ACCC’s Chairman, Rod Sims, spoke at an industry event to advocate both infrastructure-based competition and the structural separation of NBN before it is privatised in the future.

Expedia's proposed takeover of Wotif will seemingly go ahead after Australia's competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, announced it will not oppose the acquisition.

Australian telco Zen Telecom has been fined $225,000 by the Federal Court for breaching Australian Consumer Law (ACL) through misleading conduct, including falsely presenting itself on behalf of Telstra.

Australia's consumer watchdog the ACCC says it has concerns that Expedia's planned takeover of travel company Wotif.com could hinder competition in the market. It may block the deal

Valve, the company behind the massively popular gaming platform Steam, is facing legal action in the Federal Court of Australia for allegedly not providing Aussie customers with refunds.

Australia's consumer and competition watchdog is again taking on the online group buying sector, this time alleging Spreets misled consumers.

In response to a question from Stephen Conroy, the head of the ACCC Rod Sims has said in a Senate committee hearing that NBN Co’s advertised speeds may be misleading.

The ACCC is urging consumers to review their phone and internet plans following the tabling of its Annual Telecommunications Reports for 2012-13 in Parliament.

The ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) has taken action against Zen Telecom for allegedly misleading consumers in telemarketing calls.

Tech giant Apple has been lying to consumers about its obligation to replace or repair faulty computers, iPhones, iPads and iPods, and has now agreed to offer a  24-month warranty on all its products in Australia for the first time, rather than the more limited 12-month warranty it was applying globally.

Telstra has softly launched a new low-cost ISP dubbed Belong, offering a choice of just two ADSL2+ plans.

Australia's consumer watchdog has launched Federal Court action against Australian Power and Gas (APG) over its door-to-door sales practices.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is back in court, this time taking on online coupon giant Scoopon.

Federal watchdog ACCC is taking ISP Netspeed to the Federal Court over alleged breaches of consumer law.

Apple, Adobe, and Microsoft are all facing heavy scrutiny from an Australian Parliamentary committee over price discrimination against Australian consumers, with some products twice as expensive down under.