Communications Alliance appoints new Chief Executive Officer

Communications Alliance today announced the appointment of John Stanton as the organisation’s new Chief Executive Officer.

Mr Stanton brings over 18 years of communications industry experience to the role, most recently as CEO of People Telecom.  He has also held leadership positions with Intelsat, Telstra, and OTC in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Mr Stanton will succeed Anne Hurley who has led Communications Alliance and its predecessor, ACIF, for the past six years.  In August 2009, Ms Hurley announced her decision to step down from the role in 2010 to pursue other leadership opportunities.

Further details are available here. 

Nominations now open for the 2010 ACOMMS Awards

Nominations have opened for the Australian communications industry’s premier awards, the ACOMMS, with eight categories reflecting the development, innovation and service focus that underpin the sector.

The ACOMM Awards are presented by Communications Alliance and Communications Day and recognise excellence delivered to consumers, business users and the industry by individuals, service providers, content providers, carriers, technology partners, consultants and third party suppliers. Pipe Networks is the 2010 title sponsor of the ACOMMS with AAPT, DGiT, Inomial and vividwireless taking up other sponsorship opportunities.

The ACOMMS will this year be awarded to companies which have excelled in innovation (large and SME categories); professional services; customer service; partnerships for growth; innovation in content delivery and services; and environmental responsibility.  The awards will also recognise a Communications Ambassador, an outstanding individual who has shown strong leadership and made a significant and visible contribution to the Australian communications industry.  

Nominations for the awards close on 6 May 2010.  Full details of the awards and criteria are available at www.commsalliance.com.au/the_acomm_awards .

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The Australian Consumer Law passed

On 17 March 2010, the Senate passed the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), a single law which replaces 17 Commonwealth, State and Territory acts in one go. In the biggest reform of consumer protection laws since the passage of the Trade Practices Act by the Whitlam Government in 1974, the new Australian Consumer Law provides fines of up to $1.1 million for companies that engage in unconscionable conduct or make false or misleading representations. The States and Territories will each adopt the ACL as their own law. It will be implemented by the end of this year.

Communications Alliance, in conjunction with Baker &McKenzie, will be holding a seminar on Tuesday 11th May 2010 examining the impact on the industry on the introduction of the new law. More details to follow.  Ministers Media Release

NBN Project Update

The Operational and End User Migration working groups will meet this week.

Interested members are invited to register for the project team, which will also provide full access to the NBN Wiki.  Non-member organisations who have an interest in the NBN and meet the eligibility requirements for Communications Alliance membership can register as observers directly on the NBN Wiki.

http://commsalliance.com.au/Documents/national-broadband-network.

Events
ACOMMS Dinner and Awards:
Sydney - 8 July 2010
the Four Seasons Hotel
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Australian Consumer Law Seminar
Sydney - 11 May 2010
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