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See below for the announcement from Communications Alliance regarding the Internet Industry Association (IIA).<br><br></p>
<p dir="ltr">Regards</p>
<p dir="ltr">Narelle Clark<br>
President<br>
Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU)</p>
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<strong>Issue No 7 - 24 March 2014</strong>
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<p><strong>- The ACOMMS Awards 2014 <a href="http://www.acomms.com.au/register.php" target="_blank">Register here</a></strong><br>
<strong>- RockAid 2014 <a href="http://www.commsalliance.com.au/events/endorsed-events" target="_blank">Details here</a><br></strong></p>
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<h2>Communications Alliance Assumes Responsibility for Internet Industry Association (IIA) Codes and Operations</h2>
<p>Communications Alliance will take responsibility for the industry Codes and core responsibilities of the Internet Industry Association (IIA) under an agreement signed today. The move follows a decision by the Board of the IIA to seek to transfer its operations to Communications Alliance and, in due course, cease trading as a separate association.</p>
<p>The Boards of Communications Alliance and the IIA have agreed a set of arrangements designed to ensure a smooth transition within which:</p>
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<li>the co-regulatory responsibilities of the IIA continue to be managed and progressed; and</li>
<li>former IIA members can continue to be represented and assisted by Communications Alliance</li>
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<p>Communications Alliance CEO, John Stanton, said the arrangements, developed during recent discussions with the IIA, were aimed at the best interests of all stakeholders.</p>
<p>Under the agreement the IIA will assign to Communications Alliance the copyright in and ownership of the IIA’s industry Codes, including the iCode, Content Codes, Content Services Code and Interactive Gambling Code. Communications Alliance will also take over responsibility for the family friendly internet filter scheme.</p>
<p>Communications Alliance will offer existing financial IIA members membership of Communications Alliance at no charge for the duration of their existing paid IIA membership period.</p>
<p>Communications Alliance will also create a working group focused on online security, cyber safety and related issues and to continue the work of the recently created National Online Security Council (NOSC).</p>
<p>Mr Stanton paid tribute to the valuable work of the IIA over the past several decades.</p>
<p>“The IIA has been a strong advocate for the ISP and online security sector and put in place important platforms to help ensure that ISPs are well prepared to deal with cyber threats and that families can be confident about protecting their children from undesirable content.”</p>
<p>“Communications Alliance welcomes all former IIA members who transition to our ‘family’ and looks forward to working with them to strongly represent their interests and to build on the achievements to date,” Mr Stanton said.<br>
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<h2>New instructions for cablers when migrating customers to the NBN</h2>
<p>Communications Alliance has now published a new Industry Guideline on <em><strong>Cabling existing telecommunications services in the customer’s premises for the NBN via FTTP</strong></em> (<a href="http://www.commsalliance.com.au/Documents/all/guidelines/g649" target="_blank">G649:2014</a>). This Guideline has been developed over the last twelve months as one of the components needed by industry in the migration of customers to the NBN.</p>
<p>These instructions are designed as a guide for a Registered Cabling Provider attending the customer premises to disconnect the existing telecommunications customer cabling from the lead-in cabling at the Network Boundary Point and connect it to the NBN being provided via Fibre to the Premises (FTTP). It currently does not cover other access technologies such as Fibre to the Node (FTTN) or HFC.</p>
<p>It provides information on the preparatory steps for migrating the customer, identification of services and equipment, determining the most appropriate reconnection method and verification of the cabling work post-migration. It takes into account where there are ‘over-the-top’ (OTT) services such as personal medical alarms and security alarms for their continued functioning once the cabling work has been completed.</p>
<p>The Guideline can be found on the <a href="http://www.commsalliance.com.au/Documents/all/guidelines" target="_blank">publications</a> section of the Communications Alliance website.<br></p>
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<h2>‘Push’ Mobile Location Information to help emergency callers on mobiles</h2>
<p>Communications Alliance has published a new specification that defines the options for the format of mobile location information (MoLI) to be ‘pushed’ by mobile carriers on an emergency call. Once implemented end-to-end the new MoLI will help emergency service organisations more easily locate a user of mobile phones making an emergency call.</p>
<p>This new document has been included along with some existing publications on location information for emergency calls under the existing ‘G557’ designation – which has been used for many years for a set of maps used for MoLI. The new <em><strong>Location Information for Emergency Calls</strong></em> Guideline (<a href="http://www.commsalliance.com.au/Documents/all/guidelines/g557" target="_blank">G557:2014</a>) consists of:</p>
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<li>Part 1: <em><strong>General</strong></em> – a new document that describes the parts of G557.</li>
<li>Part 2: <em><strong>Standardised Mobile Service Area (SMSA) and Location Indicator Registe</strong></em>r – the existing set of maps that define the SMSAs currently used in the signalling of mobile caller location.</li>
<li>Part 3: <em><strong>Location Independent Communications Service Location Indicator for Emergency Services Signalling</strong></em> Guideline – (previously G629:2009). It specifies the industry procedures for the transfer of location information for Location Independent Communications Service (LICS) Services to Emergency Service Numbers.</li>
<li>Part 4: <em><strong>Mobile Location Information (MOLI) Processes For Emergency Calling And Rescue Coordination</strong></em> Guideline (previously G643:2012). It describes the processes to provide location information for an Emergency Call on request from an Emergency Service Organisation or the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.</li>
<li>Part 5: <em><strong>Push Mobile Location Information (MoLI) Interface To Enhanced Calling Line Identification System (ECLIPS)</strong></em> Specification. The new document that defines an interface for the transfer of Push MoLI between a Mobile Carrier and the emergency call processing system.</li>
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<p>Work on implementation and testing of push MoLI by mobile carriers plus end-to-end testing with emergency service organisations is expected to take place throughout 2014.<br></p>
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<h2>Communications Essentials - Managing Service Provider risk under the new Privacy Laws</h2>
<p><strong>Sydney and Melbourne (via videoconference) Wednesday 16 April 2014</strong></p>
<p><strong>Hosted by Baker & McKenzie</strong></p>
<p><strong>Background:</strong></p>
<p>The <em>Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Bill 2012</em> took effect on 12 March 2014. It includes a raft of new privacy laws and changes to the credit reporting regime. This Communications Essentials Seminar will look at managing service provider risk under the new laws.</p>
<p><strong>Speakers:</strong></p>
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<li>Patrick Fair, Partner, Baker & McKenzie</li>
<li>Timothy Pilgrim, Privacy Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner</li>
<li>Ben Carr, Chief Privacy Officer, Telstra</li>
<li>Michael Paphazy, Corporate Counsel, Optus</li>
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<p><strong>Who should attend:</strong></p>
<p>Communications Alliance members only - representatives from telecommunications providers, equipment vendors, consultants.</p>
<p>Registrations accepted <a href="http://www.commsalliance.com.au/events/Calendar/2014-Event-51" target="_blank">here</a><br></p>
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<h2>RockAid 2014 T-Shirts Now Available</h2>
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<p><strong><img src="http://www.commsalliance.com.au/__data/assets/image/0020/43472/Ericsson.gif" alt="Ericsson" style="border:0px solid rgb(0,0,0)" height="155" align="right" hspace="3" vspace="3" width="133"></strong>Arriving appropriately during the lead-up to Fashion Week comes the news that the keenly awaited <strong>RockAid 2014 T-shirts</strong> have hit the market!!</p>
<p>Ludicrously good value at only <strong>$20</strong> apiece, these stunning original creations are heavily tipped to sell out. They commemorate the <strong>Telco Together Foundation</strong> mega fundraiser to be held at <strong>the Retro Nightclub</strong> - at the Bristol Arms Hotel in Sussex Street in Sydney on the evening of Friday, April 11.</p>
<p><strong>Ericsson</strong> – a world-leading provider of communications technology and services is the much-loved Shirt Sponsor of <strong>RockAid 2014</strong>.</p>
<p>Orders for the <strong>RockAid 2014</strong> shirts can be placed by emailing <a href="mailto:info@commsalliance.com.au" target="_blank"><strong>info@commsalliance.com.au</strong></a> and reserving your requirements (remember to leave full contact details). Shirts are available in Women’s sizes (S, M, L) and Men’s sizes (S, M, L, XL, XXL). Shirts can be picked up from the Comms Alliance Office in North Sydney (we’ll tell you when), or at the CommsDay Summit in Sydney on April 8 and 9. Shirts will also be on sale at the <strong>RockAid 2014</strong> event itself. </p>
<p><strong>The Drawing Class</strong> (from Vodafone and Cisco) will join Thailand’s “deep house” techno sensation, the award winning <strong>Wasabi Bytes</strong>, (featuring Communications Day founder Grahame Lynch) and ‘loud-but-fair’ RockAid veterans, <strong>The Hummers</strong>, for an event that pundits believe will be the biggest Aussie musical event since Molly fell off a ladder.</p>
<p>Jaw-dropping prizes are being assembled for the 2014 Raffle – including the Stratocaster electric guitar signed by rock icon <strong>Peter Garrett</strong>. All proceeds from the event will go to assist the TTF’s valuable work with indigenous communities, the homeless and refugee groups. <br>
</p>Tickets are only $15 and available online at <a href="http://rockaid.virtualboxoffice.com.au/" target="_blank">rockaid.virtualboxoffice</a>, or at the door, or as part of the ticketing package for the <strong>20th Anniversary CommsDay Summit</strong> which takes place in Sydney on April 8 and 9.
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<h2>The ACOMMS Awards 2014 – Nominations Open</h2>Nominations for the awards close on 28 April 2014. Full details of the awards and criteria are available <a href="http://www.acomms.com.au/nominations.php" target="_blank">here</a>
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