
Burst SMS breaches Australian SMS anti-scam rules
Known Pty Ltd (trading as Burst SMS) has breached SMS anti-scam rules by allowing scammers to send messages impersonating well-known Australian brands. Read more…
Known Pty Ltd (trading as Burst SMS) has breached SMS anti-scam rules by allowing scammers to send messages impersonating well-known Australian brands. Read more…
ACMA takes action against eight telcos that failed to provide adequate safeguards to help customers avoid service restrictions, suspensions or disconnections. Read more…
Australian Communications and Media Authority ACMA has put Australia’s telco industry on notice to improve its consumer protection framework significantly. Read more…
Australia has joined five other nations in strengthening strategic engagement in the global fight against scams, unsolicited telemarketing and spam. Read more…
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has revealed the top five phone scams currently being reported to the agency. Read more…
Australia and Singapore will unite in the fight against unsolicited telemarketing, spam and scams following agreement between ACMA and IMDA. Read more…
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has registered new rules to require telcos to identify, trace and block SMS scams. Read more…
New rules to protect consumers from scams that target customer interactions with telcos came into force today in Australia. Read more…
Rules to curb scam calls are paying off, but they remain a problem, and more action is needed to deal with them, ACMA’s chair says. Read more…
Telstra has refunded customers more than $1.3 million and paid an infringement notice after the ACMA confirmed more billing errors. Read more…
Sportsbet has paid a record infringement notice of $2.5mn and refunds to customers of around $1.2mn after breaching Australia’s spam laws. Read more…
The Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA) has released the results of an audit into the contactability of telcos. Read more…
ACMA fines Telstra $1.9 million for massive violations of rules protecting customer privacy and safety – rules Telstra has breached before. Read more…
Rules introduced by ACMA in 2018-19 have contributed to a decline in complaints, but the time taken by telcos to fix problems had gone up. Read more…
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has opened applications for the 2021 auction of 5G spectrum in the 850/900 MHz band. Read more…
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has stepped up its efforts to combat illegal online gambling by blocking websites. Read more…
ACMA finds Telstra failed to notify almost 50,000 customers that the maximum speeds advertised in their internet plan were not attainable. Read more…
Australia’s first national self-exclusion register for online and phone gambling appoints Engine Australia (Engine) to deliver the project. Read more…
Australian telcos issued formal warnings after ACMA found they failed to adequately verify people’s identities prior to transferring numbers. Read more…
ACMA has revealed that telcos have blocked 55 million scam calls to Australian phone numbers since new rules were introduced in December. Read more…
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