Calls for Submissions From the Public
ACMA
Submissions
Submissions about possible short to medium term changes to the current arrangements for allocating smartnumbers® to improve allocative efficiency must be received by...
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Barriers to Skype on mobiles evaporate
Brisbane Times
New Skype apps for the iPhone and Symbian platforms will allow mobile users to bypass telco voice networks completely, making calls using the internet over the 3G data network...
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ANSWERS TO ESTIMATES QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Outcome: 1.0, Output: 1.1 Question: 137
Topic: Smart numbers
Written Question on Notice
Senator Conroy asked:
1. The smart number auction system for freecall numbers that spell a word or business name commenced in 2004. Since that time a secondary market in these numbers has arisen. Did the Government contemplate that such market would develop?
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Novel domain decision clarifies tests for consolidation of multiple complaints
Australian Trade Marks Law Blog
In National Dial A Word Registry Pty Ltd and others v. 1300 Directory Pty Ltd (WIPO Case No. DAU2008-0021) an Administrative Panel Decision of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center handed down on 6 March, 2009, the Complaint was submitted by nine complainants against one respondent. More info HERE.
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Phonewords around the World
Wikipedia- The Free Encyclopedia
The main advantages of phonewords over standard phone numbers include increased memorability and increased response rates to advertising. They are easier to remember than numeric phone numbers….
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"Smarter than the average number ..."
Julian Gyngell's talk on "Phonewords and Finance", kindly hosted yesterday at the London office of McDermott Emery & Will, was a treat for those who attended. In short, * Australia has instituted a system by which Smartnumbers, these being the numerical bases for alphanumerical telephone numbers, are auctioned to the highest bidder, subject to minimal conditions and limitations…
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Words With Taxis New York Times Most New Yorkers know that a long taxi ride is the perfect time to phone home. Or apply makeup. Or prepare a good excuse for why you're late to the office. Passengers might soon have another option — playing a back-seat version of Angry Birds or Words ... |
![]() The Express Tribune | Memogate: Phone data on RIM servers not stored longer than 3 months, says ... The Express Tribune He also revealed the code words used for the various characters in the scandal. He said that the code “Bad-boy” for the Director General Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) Lt. General Shuja Pasha and the Chief of Armed Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez ... Ijaz opens BBM Pandora's box Memogate scandal: Mansoor Ijaz testifies in London Ijaz reads out testimony to commission via video |
![]() Geek | Tech Lab A mini-tablet that is also a smart phone Boston Globe The Note has a 5.3-inch screen, making it less practical as a tablet and quite bulky for a phone. But not too bulky to fit comfortably into a shirt pocket, and not terribly unwieldy for a phone. As usual with Samsung, the new phone features an organic ... Samsung Galaxy Note Review: Living with a Gigantic Smartphone KELLNER: Samsung Galaxy Note lives up to its name as notable 'phablet' Living with the Samsung Galaxy Note |
How to kill time without your phone CNN text, then put your phone away and strike up a conversation with the bartender. Editor's note: Brenna Ehrlich and Andrea Bartz are the sarcastic brains behind humor blog and book "Stuff Hipsters Hate." Got a question about etiquette in the digital ... |
![]() Mobiledia | Just Thinking About Your Cell Phone Makes You More Selfish The Atlantic In other words: The cell phone environment is more Penn Station than Grand Central. The researchers speculate that cell-using subjects' relatively selfish behavior stems from the murky divide between the social and the prosocial. Cell Phones Encourage Selfishness, Study Says |
![]() ABC2 News | How to kill time without your phone ABC2 News That little TV screen displaying daily grooming tips and vocabulary words? But, but, but... I already KNOW what a 'widget' is!" How about, might we suggest, saying "Hello" to your fellow metal box occupants? Especially people you actually know -- it's ... |
![]() Gotta Be Mobile | Microsoft Office iPad version 'coming soon' Telegraph.co.uk The site claims that the new design is influenced by 'Metro', which is Microsoft's name for the look and feel of Windows 8 and its current Windows Phone operating system. Word, Excel and PowerPoint files can reportedly be created and edited locally and ... Office for iPad Leak Ignites War of Words |
5 Windows Phone apps for the whole family e27 Beautifully drawn graphics follow every paragraph to help children visualise the story being told, and the accompanying words help them learn to read. Should you have no time to read out aloud, the app can also narrate in your place. |
![]() CBC.ca | Dim view from afar as Labor's rabble implodes Herald Sun Andrew Bolt: Clever Kev puts acid on Julia Phillip Hudson: Phone stops ringing at Julia's place Terry McCrann: Woeful choice between two evils David Penberthy: Rudd's no victim, he wants to destroy Gillard Second chance: Rudd may reopen big can of ... Leadership spill is on ... and it's personal Numbers don't stack up for Rudd |
Breakfast links: Phones Greater Greater Washington Is it weird that when I saw the words "Pay Phone", I thought it meant paying for stuff using my phone? by MW on Feb 22, 2012 9:19 am I definately can agree with that article. I see drivers on cell phones all the time, talking on them or texting and ... |












