ACMA communications report 2009-10

This report provides an overview of the Australian telecommunications industry performance against a range of regulatory obligations. The ACMA Communications report 2009–10 fulfils the ACMA’s statutory reporting requirements under section 105 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 to report to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy on significant matters relating to the performance of carriers and carriage service providers (CSPs) with particular reference to consumer satisfaction, consumer benefits and quality of service. The report provides an overview of the Australian telecommunications industry performance against a range of regulatory obligations including compliance with safeguards such as the Customer Service Guarantee, the provision of emergency call services and compliance with codes and standards. The ACMA Communications report 2009–10 provides a discussion on the developments in broadcasting, internet, radiocommunications and telecommunications industries and also examines how Australians are using digital communications and media to participate in the digital economy. In particular, a descriptive analysis of consumer benefits has been undertaken with commentary centring on the benefits that consumers and citizens are deriving from participation in the digital economy. Data in the Communications report 2009–10 and complementary report series are drawn from a range of sources including information reported by industry to the ACMA, the ACMA\u27s research using third-party public sources and commissioned surveys and analysis. The report was tabled in Parliament on 9 December 2010