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• 1B telco scams blocked over last 12 months

  Over 256 million scam calls and 85 million scam texts caught within the last quarter alone.

• ACMA slaps down eight telcos for service limiting messaging

  Exetel, Foxtel, MyRepublic, Optus, Southern Phone Company, SpinTel, Belong and Vodafone all found to have infringed the TCP code.

• ACMA grills telco industry on ‘urgent and non-negotiable’ TCP improvements

  Believes TCP review needs to happen faster in light of cost-of-living challenges.

• Telcos face ACMA wrath after SMS compliance failure

  Sinch Australia, Infobip and Phone Card didn't use sufficient checks.

• Budget to fund $10M SMS sender ID registry

  To stop the imitation of key industry or government brand names.

• Telstra's legacy IT systems breach credit management rules

  Due to issues between two legacy systems preventing or delaying status updates.