The national 2023-24 Budget was released earlier this month, which will no doubt impact the telco sector in the year ahead. It’s clear that cyber security and online safety are core focuses for the government, with a particularly significant increase

The policy team continues to work hard to represent members in important legislative and regulatory reform processes that is sure to impact the Internet industry. Please get in touch to share any thoughts on any open and previous submissions; we

You may have noticed our email earlier this month about the APNIC EC Election. But what exactly is APNIC and why does it matter to you? APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for the

IAA’s public policy work has already kickstarted, holding the first PPAP meeting of 2023 this month. Although we were missing a few members, we still had lively discussions including an update on IAA’s public policy work since the fourth quarter

Another busy month for IAA’s policy team as we work on responding to key submissions and holding the first Public Policy Advisory Panel meeting of 2023. As always, please feel free to share any concerns or comments regarding public policy

Euro-IX, the association of European Internet Exchange Points, expressed their concerns about the ‘Sending Party Network Pays’ model and its potential impact on IXPs. In a letter sent to the EU in early January 2023, Euro-IX opposed the ‘fair share’

The ACMA announced changes to Australia’s Telecommunications Numbering Plan in December 2022, as per the Telecommunications Numbering Plan Variation 2022 (No. 1). The Variation intends to support the improvement of the allocation of phone numbers to reduce scam activities. Substantive

It’s been all systems go from the beginning of this year on the public policy front! From consultations on policies and legislation affecting the telecommunications sphere such as NBN, USO and information sharing, to meetings with government and other industry

While we’re sure we would all like to pretend that the telecommunications sector’s participation and compliance with the Consumer Data Right (CDR) won’t be mandatory, that’s far from the truth. According to the draft rules, telcos with at least 30,000