2007 Media Releases

KPMG / COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE 2ND ICT INDUSTRY PULSE SURVEY

Pdf Version - 18 December 2007
Finds Positive Outlook for 2008 and Mixed Messages for Web2.0
The latest KPMG and Communications Alliance six-monthly ICT Industry Pulse Survey indicates that the Australian ICT industry is confident of strong growth in sales, profits and recruitment in 2008. However the survey found an ambivalent attitude to the business benefits of Web2.0 applications.

COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE RELEASES VDSL2 STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

Pdf Version - 17 December 2007
Preparing for next generation broadband services
Communications Alliance today unveiled draft standards for the customer equipment that will be needed for Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line 2 (VDSL2) - the next generation of broadband technology.

ANNE HURLEY ELECTED AS NEW PRESIDENT OF NICTIA

Pdf Version - 6 December 2007
Communications Alliance CEO Anne Hurley has been elected as President of the National ICT Industry Alliance (NICTIA) for 2008.

COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST NATIONAL QUALITY OF SERVICE GUIDELINES FOR VOIP AND IP NETWORKS

Pdf Version - 4 December 2007
Guidelines to provide basis for delivery of next generation services

Communications Alliance today announced two new industry guidelines developed to assist operators meet Quality of Service (QoS) performance objectives when delivering VoIP services and Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE WELCOMES TIO ANNUAL REPORT

Pdf Version - 7 November 2007
Communications Alliance today welcomed the latest Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) Annual Report.

COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE CALLS FOR HIGHER LEVEL VISION ON AUSTRALIA’S BROADBAND FUTURE

Pdf Version - 5 November 2007
Election offers the chance for a more holistic view of broadband world
Communications Alliance today urged participants in the election campaign to take a more holistic view of Australia’s broadband future.

COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE INFORMATION RESOURCE FOR CUSTOMERS ABOUT MOBILE PREMIUM SERVICES

Pdf Version - 3 September 2007
Webpage designed to help ensure customers are informed on how premium services work so they can make informed purchasing decisions
Communications Alliance has announced a new online information resource about mobile premium services for current and potential customers to help them better understand the service and know their rights and safeguards.

COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE LAUNCHES NEW INFORMATION GUIDE FOR VOIP SERVICE PROVIDERS GUIDE.

Pdf version - 21 August 2007
Guide designed to assist VoIP service providers with up-to-date and relevant information for customers
Communications Alliance today launched a new guide aimed at VoIP service providers to assist current and prospective customers in better understanding VoIP and its associated services.

INDUSTRY COMES TOGETHER TO TACKLE THE ISSUE OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION.

Pdf version - 9 August 2007
Communications Alliance Forum to focus on the Universal Service Obligation in new housing estates.
As part of its commitment to leadership on industry issues which impact the future delivery of broadband-enabled IP services, Communications Alliance is hosting an industry forum to examine issues in the application of the Universal Service Obligation (USO).

ACMA AND COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE JOIN FORCES FOR COMMUNICATIONS CONSUMER DIALOGUE.

Pdf version - 6 August 2007
The Australian Communications and Media Authority and Communications Alliance have come together to present the inaugural Communications Consumer Dialogue, which will focus on how new and emerging technologies might benefit consumers.

THE ACOMMS: COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE & COMMSDAY AWARDS – 2007 WINNERS.

Pdf version - 20 July 2007
The winners of the prestigious 2007 ACOMM Awards were announced at last night’s Communications Alliance Annual Dinner.  The gala event featured a keynote address by the Hon Senator Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.

NEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR PRIORITY ASSISTANCE TO TELEPHONE CUSTOMERS WITH LIFE THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

Pdf version - 20 July 2007
Customers with a life threatening medical condition will benefit from new priority assistance arrangements registered today by ACMA.

NATIONAL ICT INDUSTRY PULSE RESULTS RELEASED.

Pdf version - 17 July 2007
Results identify a positive sentiment for Australia’s general ICT sector outlook.
Communications Alliance and KPMG have announced the results of the national Industry Pulse survey – the inaugural half yearly survey of senior decision makers in the Australian ICT industry. The survey identified the perception and sentiment of the industry focusing on issues ranging from market outlook and regulation to technology.

NEW CALLING NUMBER DISPLAY CODE IN PLACE.

Pdf version - 11 July 2007
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has registered a revised code of practice developed by the Australian Communications Industry Forum (a subsidiary of Communications Alliance Ltd) that allows consumers to preserve their privacy when using telecommunication services. The Calling Number Display Code allows consumers to choose whether to send or block calling number display information.

CHANGES TO RULES GOVERNING CUSTOMER TRANSFER ARRANGEMENTS TO BENEFIT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSUMERS.

Pdf version - 11 July 2007
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has registered a code of practice that provides stronger protection for consumers against the unauthorised transfer of telephone services from one provider to another.

COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE WELCOMES INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY EXPERT TASKFORCE.

Pdf version - 22 June 2007
At the second of two roundtables hosted yesterday by the Communications Alliance to discuss Australia’s future in a fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) environment, the industry forum welcomed the opportunities presented by the government’s Expert Taskforce for the competitive FTTN bids process.

COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE & COMMUNICATIONS DAY ANNOUNCE ACOMM AWARDS SHORTLIST.

Pdf version - 12 June 2007
Twenty-Five finalists across Nine Award Categories
Presentations at the Communications Alliance Annual Dinner on July 19
Communications Alliance and Communications Day today announced the shortlisted nominees for the prestigious 2007 ACOMM Awards.  Nominations for this years awards which closed at the end of May, have been under consideration by the Awards Shortlist Committee for the past week. 

COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE RELAUNCHES SUITE OF FACT SHEETS PROMOTING MEMBERSHIP OF TIO SCHEME AND IMPROVED COMPLAINTS PROCESSES.

Pdf version - 22 May 2007
Communications Alliance today announced that it is relaunching three industry fact sheets to help service providers understand their obligations in relation to the TIO Scheme and promote industry best practice behaviour in complaints handling.  This comes in response to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) issuing a direction to Prodigy Telecom Pty Ltd to join the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) Scheme.

COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE & COMMSDAY LAUNCH THE ACOMM AWARDS.

Pdf version - 3 April 2007
Nominations have opened for the Australian telecommunications industry’s premiere awards, presented by the Communications Alliance and Communications Day. 

PROPOSED USAGE OF LOCAL-RATE NUMBERS FOR SMS RESPONSE.

Pdf version - 03 April 2007
An industry first for Australia.
An industry pilot allowing customers to send SMS messages to a limited number of corporate local-rate (13/1300) numbers is about to commence under the auspices of Communications Alliance.