JUNE COMMUNICATE NEWSLETTER
1/7/2008
The June 2008 COMMUNICATE newsletter is now available.
COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE LATE DR CHRISTOPHER NEWELL
25/6/2008
Communications Alliance today lamented the passing of Dr Christopher Newell, the long-serving chairman of its Disability Council.
As chairman of the Communications Alliance Disability Council for the past ten years, Dr Newell was a tireless advocate of 'universal design', championing the need to ensure Australian communications products and services meet the needs of people with disabilities. Media Release
COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE & COMMUNICATIONS DAY ANNOUNCE 2008 ACOMM AWARDS SHORTLIST
25/6/2008
Twenty-Four finalists across Nine Award Categories
Presentations at the Communications Alliance Annual Dinner on August 6th
Communications Alliance and Communications Day today announced the shortlisted nominees for the prestigious 2008 ACOMM Awards. Nominations for this year’s awards which closed at the end of May, have been under consideration by a number of judges for the past three weeks. Media Release The ACOMMS 2008 .
NEW AUSTRALIAN ICT INDUSTRY PULSE SURVEY SHOWS DIP IN CONFIDENCE
12/6/2008
But good news for “Green” products and services
The latest Communications Alliance and KPMG ICT Industry Pulse Survey reveals that the overall sentiment of Australia’s information and communications technology industry has deteriorated over the past year. Media Release
NEW ‘ONE-STOP’ TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSUMER PROTECTIONS CODE TO GREATLY ASSIST TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSUMERS
19/5/2008
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has registered a new Telecommunications Consumer Protections Industry Code, developed by Communications Alliance, that consolidates consumer protections contained in six existing codes. Media Release and Industry Code .
BUDGET 08 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUMMARY
14/5/2008
A summary of Budget 08 measures relevant to the telecommunications industry is now available on the website. Go to the Australian Government link.
NEW GOVERNMENT RESOURCE FOR MEMBERS
13/5/2008
Communications Alliance today launched a new important resource for its members. A new one-stop-shop government link on the web site provides information on everything you need to know about government and telecommunications. Click on the Australian Government link on the left hand side of the web site to find information and links to key players, current inquiries, current bills etc.
COMMENT SOUGHT ON REVISED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE CABLING STANDARD
13/5/2008
The telecommunications customer cabling requirements for the Department of Defence are specified in ACA TS 035-1997 Requirements for Installation of Temporary Telecommunications Customer Cabling for Defence Purposes. With input from the DoD and ACMA, Communications Alliance has carried out a review of the requirements of ACA TS 035-1997 and is now seeking comments on a new draft Defence Cabling Standard proposed to replace the ACA Standard.
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR AUSTRALIAN PRIVACY AWARDS
8/5/2008
Communications Alliance members are invited to nominate for the 2008 Australian Privacy Awards, which recognise and reward good privacy practices across the private and public sectors. An initiative of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, the Awards will be presented in four categories - Large Business Award, Microsoft Small-Medium Business Award, Community and NGO Award, and the Symantec Government Award - with an overall Grand Award presented to the most outstanding entrant.
The closing date for nominations is 9 July 2008. Further information and nomination forms can be found at http://www.privacy.gov.au/about/awards/index.html.
REFERENCES TO CDMA IN ACIF/COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE DOCUMENTS
23/4/2008
All references to CDMA in ACIF/Communications Alliance documents are no longer valid post 28 April 2008.
BROADBAND AND BEYOND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
11/3/2008
Speaker presentations from the very successful Broadband and Beyond Conference held in Sydney on the 3-4 March 2008 are available here.
AUSTRALIA’S COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY PROPOSES BLUEPRINT FOR BROADBAND POLICY DEVELOPMENT
26/2/2008
Australia’s communications industry has agreed on a series of “fundamental principles” that should be the basis for development of policy governing the broadband environment.
The Board of Communications Alliance, the industry’s peak representative body, has signed off on the principles and will advocate that the Federal Government adopt them as the framework for its broadband policy development. Media Release Policy Focus 2008
YOU CAN ON A MOBILE
26/2/2008
Communications Alliance is a proud supporter of the “You Can On a Mobile” education campaign to inform and inspire consumers to do more on their mobile. Further information is available at the You can on a mobile website .
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