ComCom: repeated Vodafone and Spark offending poses questions about penalties
Repeated Fair Trading Act breaches by Vodafone and Spark are raising questions in Parliament about whether penalties are "just a cost of doing business".
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News about regulation
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ComCom studies consumer protections for switch to fibre
The Commerce Commission is seeking feedback on consumer protections and processes to regulate when Chorus can stop providing copper-based voice and broadband services.
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Officials advise against easing lines of business restrictions on Chorus
Government officials are recommending a key plank of new telecommunications regulatory regime be dropped.
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ComCom isn't just reviewing telco regulation, but how to fund it too
The Commerce Commission is seeking feedback from the telecommunications sector on how to fund the estimated $12 million cost of new fibre regulations.
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ComCom launches fibre study ahead of new telco regulations
In the middle of the passage of new telecommunications laws in Parliament, the Commerce Commission has launched a study of the regulation of fibre services.
Features about regulation
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After Wheeler unveils proposal, what's next for net neutrality?
A flurry of activity will follow the plan from U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler to reclassify broadband as a regulated public utility as the foundation for new net neutrality rules.
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US court strikes down net neutrality: What's next?
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission and its allies have several options, with most of them difficult, after a U.S. appeals court struck down most of the agency's 2010 net neutrality rules.
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Voice calls from planes: A social debate, not a technology dilemma
Making voice calls via cell phone aboard a plane doesn't hold much interest for U.S. airline passengers or airlines, but there isn't a technological reason to ban them, according to federal authorities.
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Cell phones on planes may be heading for the US, but will anyone use them?
In-flight cellular in the U.S. may be closer to reality than some consumers realize, with foreign airlines poised to extend services they already offer elsewhere. But evidence from overseas suggests the odds of being trapped next to a chronic caller are slim.
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The latest move to kill bad patents divides tech industry
Technology users -- retailers, in particular -- are being snared in patent infringement lawsuits, prompting Congress to eye reforms that could change how lawsuits are filed and who pays if they're frivolous.
