2010 Communications Industry Awards Launched

Nominations called in eight categories by 6 May

Sydney, 22 March 2010 - 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 promoted the industry’s interests during the preceding year.

“As the telecommunications, media and information technology markets continue to converge, we’ve seen even greater examples of outstanding service and innovation in the past year,” Ms Hurley said.

“We once again anticipate fierce competition for the highly coveted awards and look forward to the opportunity to honour those organisations with the highest standards and industry best practice.”

Decisive Publishing CEO Grahame Lynch said: "We are very pleased to be working alongside Communications Alliance to shine a light on excellence and innovation in the communications sector.”

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

The ACOMMS will be announced and presented at the ACOMMS Annual Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney on Thursday 8 July 2010.  Senator Stephen Conroy will deliver the keynote address while the witty Jonathan Biggins will be the Master of Ceremonies.

Bookings for this year’s event are now being accepted by Communications Alliance.

About Communications Alliance
Communications Alliance is the peak body for the Australian communications industry.  It presents a unified voice for its members in public policy, facilitates industry solutions to industry issues, and provides up-to-date information on industry issues.  Communications Alliance is also leading the industry's response to the National Broadband Network implementation.  For further information see www.commsalliance.com.au

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About Comms Day
Communications Day Australasia is Australia and New Zealand’s most respected source of daily telecom industry news and commentary published under the Decisive Publishing stable. It is regarded by many as the bible of Australia's telecom industry and boasting a subscriber list that reads like a who's who of the industry.
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