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Complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman from residential consumers and small businesses rose for the financial year 2018, but were down for the last quarter, according to a report from the TIO on Wednesday.

In the era of mobile phones and smartphones many Australians still find it difficult to give up their trusty landline phone services, with a new survey revealing that 55% still have a landline phone.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is hailing the continuing success of the Do Not Call Register, with more than 10 million numbers registered with the service to ensure less or no unsolicited calls are received from telemarketers.