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Policy and regulation for mobile services

The Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts is responsible for the development of policy and regulation affecting the mobile phone services industry while the Australian Communications and Media Authority is the independent industry regulator.

The following links provide information about the range of telecommunications policies and regulations relating to mobile phone services.

  • Mobile phone towers and antennae
    Here you will find information relating to the installation of mobile phone towers and antennas including a link to the This link sends you off DCITA's websiteTelecommunications Act 1997 which provides for the approval of most telecommunications facilities.
  • Electromagnetic Energy (EME) Issue
    The Government understands that people have concerns that long-term exposure to electromagnetic energy (EME) emissions from important technologies such as mobile phones may possibly have longer-term health effects.
  • Carrier powers to install telecommunications infrastructure
    The Department provides policy advice to the Minister on the Commonwealth regulatory framework that governs the rights and obligations of telecommunications carriers in relation to the installation and maintenance of telecommunications facilities.
  • This link sends you off DCITA's websiteACMA telecommunications performance reports
    The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has responsibility for monitoring of and reporting on the telecommunications industry. Here you will find the ACMA's Telecommunications Performance Reports.
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  • Last modified: 6 February 2008, 12:21pm