Comms Service Ops, previously known as SoleNet, has repeatedly been non-compliant with the TCP Code, according to the ACMA, including breaching orders to comply. …read more Source:: Legal
Month: December 2015
Samsung appeals $548m it agreed to pay Apple
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•On the day of its deadline for the payment of $548 million to rival Apple, Samsung has filed an appeal to the US Supreme Court to overturn the decision. …read more Source:: Legal
ACCC hauls LG Electronics to court over misleading statement claims again
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•The consumer watchdog has commenced proceedings against LG Electronics Australia alleging it was not transparent enough to consumers about their rights surrounding faulty LG products. …read more Source:: Legal
Google may return to China via Shanghai Free-Trade Zone: Report
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•The US search giant has set up a company in the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone, an economic experimental area in Shanghai which offers various incentives and liberalisation measures for companies established …read more Source:: Legal
ACMA finds telcos contravened TCP Code with security deposits
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•The telco industry regulator has found that two service providers breached the TCP Code by requiring a security deposit without first undertaking a credit assessment. …read more Source:: Legal
Dallas Buyers Club: Precedent supports more compensation
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•The film studio hasn’t finished arguing in the Federal Court, continuing to seek additional damages from the almost 5,000 people who downloaded the movie. …read more Source:: Legal
CryptoPeak HTTPS patent cases settled out of court
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•Justified or not, a number of cases surrounding the use of ECC in HTTPS websites have been settled outside of the courtroom. …read more Source:: Legal
ACMA updates telco consumer protection code
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•The telco industry regulator’s updated TCP Code will make things simpler for telcos, but has been criticised by industry bodies for making information less clear for consumers. …read more Source:: Legal
Netflix Australia uptake ‘rapid’: ACMA
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•OTT content and communications are continuing to grow in Australia as data downloaded over mobile connections jumped by 85 percent for the year. …read more Source:: Legal
Optus, TPG join Telstra in court for ACCC wholesale pricing decision
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•The three biggest fixed-line providers will fight the consumer watchdog over its decision to cut the prices Telstra can charge its wholesale customers for use of its copper network. …read more Source:: Legal