Consultation and submissions

The discussion paper for the Do Not Call Register - Eligibility requirements for registration on the Do Not Call Register is now closed.

Find information about consultations and calls for submissions relating to the Australian Government's plans to establish a new open access, high-speed, fibre-based broadband network.

Submissions have been called on policy and funding initiatives to provide enhanced access to broadband services to rural and remote areas.

Backing Indigenous Ability

A $90 million Australian Government initiative, part of the $1.1 billion Connect Australia package, to help improve communications services in remote Indigenous communities. It will include support for telephones, Internet and videoconferencing, online content and training and a discussion paper on these elements was released in March 2006. The submissions received in response to that paper are now helping to shape the program guidelines.

Find examples of how the adoption of ICT can assist the community sector.

A paper intended to facilitate discussion in relation to clarifying arrangements for the use of IPND information for the provision of LDCS.

Mobile Connect will provide support for further extension of terrestrial mobile phone coverage in regional Australia and will extend funding for the Satellite Phone Subsidy Scheme.

Draft legislative instruments to be made by the Minister establishing key aspects of a scheme governing access to data in the IPND for the purpose of publishing and maintaining a telephone directory and conducting public interest research.

Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee

Details of the review of telecommunications services in regional, rural and remote parts of Australia.