commsday melbourne congress 2016: accan
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Current Focus and PrioritiesCommsDay Congress October 2016
Teresa CorbinACCAN CEO
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accan.org.au/events
ACCAN National Conference
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nbn roll-out problems
Reliability and Guarantees
Lack of information
No Ports
Captioning and audio description
Outages and 000
No mobile
coverage
Slow Broadband
Digital First
Cost
Digital literacy
Charged more for being low
income
Content
Direct carrier billing
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Better communications services for poorly served areas
Improved consumer safeguards and better regulation
Improved consumer decision making
Digital literacy and Digital Government
Affordable communications
Improved accessibility
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Competition and market structures
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Better communications services in poorly served areas
• Increased mobile coverage– Mobile Black Spots Program Round 2 & 3– ACCC Mobile Roaming Inquiry
• Solutions for areas with inadequate broadband– ADSL Availability Map– Interim solutions before nbn arrives
• Equivalence of regional and metro– BIRRR and #datadrought– Costs for regional users
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accan.org.au/consumer-resourcesCommunity Consultation Guide – 2nd Edition:
Mobile coverage is a key issue for consumers
ACCAN is helping communities understand what mobile network operators look for when weighing investment decisions
ACCAN’s Community Consultation Guide helps communities address issues withmobile coverage in their areas
Tips to improve mobile connectivity
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Better communications services in poorly served areas
• Increased mobile coverage– Mobile Black Spots Program Round 2 & 3– ACCC Mobile Roaming Inquiry
• Solutions for areas with inadequate broadband– ADSL Availability Map– Interim solutions before nbn arrives
• Equivalence of regional and metro– BIRRR and #datadrought– Costs for regional users
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ADSL Availability Map
ACCAN ADSL Availability Map
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Six Helpful Steps
1. Waiting List2. Check other fixed providers3. Check fixed wireless options4. Check home wireless options5. Check mobile broadband options6. Share your experiences and solutions
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Future protections and universal communications services
• PC Inquiry into Universal Service Obligation (USO)
• Departmental review Consumer Safeguards– Customer Service Guarantee (CSG)– Wholesale level guarantees &
benchmarks
Review of TCP Code
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ACCAN’s 6 key principles of a Connected Consumer
1. access to voice and data services2. affordable3. standardised
4. accessible to all consumers
5. engagement with online services
6. digital literacy and empowerment
ACCAN Connect Consumer position statement
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Improved consumer decision making
• Independent Broadband performance benchmarking• Consumer access to own data – (eg miData)• Better tested models for T’s & C’s• Good comparison tools• ACCAN consumer info materials
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Confident but Confounded
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http://accan.org.au/broadbandA Guide to Sky Muster services:
What to expect from these services
Information for communities and school of the air families.
Navigating the retail market
Tips on connecting to satellite services
What to do if you have trouble connecting
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Digital Literacy and Digital Government
• Inclusive digital government – Digital Transformation Office should bring community with it
• ACCAN’s digital literacy tools and e-learning platform for small businesses digital ready
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Affordable Communications
• Affordability Research Mapaccan.org.au/our-work/research/1241-affordability-map
• Centrelink Telecommunications Allowance
– Analogue entitlements in a Digital Age
• Australian Digital Inclusion Index
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Measuring Australia’s Digital Divide
The Australian Digital Inclusion Index 2016
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Unequaloutcomes for digitalinclusion across Australia…
2016 scoresAustralia = 54.5
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Improved accessibility
• NRS Review • National Disability
telecommunications Service• Accessible ICT procurement• Real Time Text & international
developments• Audio description • Broadcast captioning
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Privacy and Security
• National Digital Identity
• Data breach notification law
• Do not call register
• Security of personal data
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Additional Areas
• Internet of Things
• NBN Roll-out
• Competition and Market Structures
– ACCAN market watch, net neutrality, ACCC market Study & mobile
roaming inquiry
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