2024 Media Releases


THREE REVISED INDUSTRY CODES REGISTERED WITH ACMA, IMPROVING CUSTOMER OUTCOMES AND PUBLIC SAFETY

09/12/2024 - Communications Alliance, the peak body of the telecommunications industry, has successfully revised three industry Codes which will lead to improved outcomes for consumers and better information for public safety and law enforcement agencies.
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TELCO INDUSTRY PROPOSES STRONGEST-EVER CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN MAJOR REVISION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE

17/12/2024 - Communications Alliance, the peak body of the telecommunications industry, has commenced public consultation on a major revision of the Telecommunications Consumer Protection (TCP) Code – and has called for stronger powers for the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to take swift enforcement action against breaches.
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TELCO CUSTOMER COMPLAINT NUMBERS REMAIN LOW

07/02/2024 - Australia’s telcos continue to achieve very low complaint rate numbers from customers, despite continued cost-of-living pressures having contributed to increased complaints in other industry sectors.
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2024 ACOMMS – AUSTRALIA’S COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY AWARDS – NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES

19/02/2024 - Nominations have opened for the Australian communications industry’s premier awards - the ACOMMS – with 13 categories celebrating performance excellence in innovation, customer service, artificial intelligence, digital platforms, cyber security & online safety, the space sector, diversity and inclusion, and product solutions across the breadth of the telecommunications sector.
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TELCO CUSTOMER COMPLAINT NUMBERS STABLE

10/05/2024 - Complaint numbers for Australia’s telcos have remained stable into the new year and continue to decrease year-on-year, according to the latest Communications Alliance Complaints-in-Context Report.
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2024 ACOMMS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

06/06/2024 - Communications Alliance is proud to announce the 2024 finalists in the communications industry’s premier awards for excellence, the ACOMMS, which recognise exemplary achievement across 12 categories of endeavour.
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COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE LTD APPOINTS LUKE COLEMAN AS NEW CEO

16/07/2024 - Communications Alliance Ltd, Australia’s leading industry association for the telecommunications sector, is pleased to announce the appointment of Luke Coleman as Chief Executive Officer, effective 16 September 2024.
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2024 ACOMM AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

19/07/2024 - Matthew Enger, has taken out the communication industry’s most prestigious accolade; being awarded the title of Communications Ambassador 2024 at this year’s ACOMM Awards.
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TELCO CUSTOMER COMPLAINT NUMBERS NEAR RECORD-LOW

06/08/2024 - Complaint numbers for Australia’s telcos have continued their year-on-year decline, according to the latest Communications Alliance Complaints-in-Context Report.
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SPEECH TO COMMSDAY WHOLESALE CONGRESS LUKE COLEMAN, CEO COMMS ALLIANCE

15/10/2024 - Good morning everyone, it’s great to be here speaking at my first CommsDay Wholesale Congress since being appointed as CEO of Communications Alliance.
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COMMS ALLIANCE CALLS FOR SAFE HARBOUR FROM ‘QUADRUPLE JEOPARDY’ IN SCAMS PREVENTION FRAMEWORK

08/10/2024 - Communications Alliance, the peak body of the telecommunications industry, has called for safe harbour from ‘quadruple jeopardy’ liability in the draft Scams Prevention Framework (SPF) legislation.
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ACMA RADCOMMS PANEL - WHAT DO INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS MEAN FOR US?

24/10/2024 - Good afternoon everyone, I’m Luke Coleman, and I should preface my remarks by saying I just had my one-month anniversary as the CEO of Comms Alliance, so it really should be my esteemed colleague Mike Johns on stage and not me.
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Statement re: ACCC unconscionable conduct proceedings

31/10/2024 - Unconscionable conduct in sales - particularly to vulnerable customers - is unacceptable behaviour.
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SCAMS REFORM NEEDS TO BE DONE RIGHT NOT RUSHED

07/11/2024 - Communications Alliance, the peak body of the telecommunications industry, has called for further Parliamentary scrutiny of new scams legislation, saying reforms should be done right – not rushed.
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SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO NETWORK RESILIENCE AND EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY ONE YEAR ON FROM MAJOR OUTAGE

08/11/2024 - Communications Alliance, the peak body of the telecommunications industry, announced that significant progress has been made in improving network resilience and emergency connectivity one year on from a major outage.
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COMMS ALLIANCE STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO TIO COMPLAINTS DATA

13/11/2024 - Telcos have done an amazing job of improving customer service in recent years - complaints are at their lowest levels in two decades.
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TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY ‘COMPLAINTS IN CONTEXT’ REPORT SHOWS TELCO COMPLAINTS AT CONSISTENT ALL-TIME LOW

14/11/2024 - Communications Alliance, the peak body of the telecommunications industry, announced that telco complaints are consistently at their lowest levels since record keeping began a decade ago.
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