由于保护薄弱,澳大利亚拒绝采用电信消费者代码,并列举了弱势用户面临的风险和行业失灵。 Australia rejects telecom consumer code due to weak protections, citing risks to vulnerable users and industry failures.

澳大利亚通信和媒体管理局拒绝了拟议的电信消费者保护法,理由是对脆弱客户的保障措施薄弱,特别是在信贷评估和移动覆盖方面。 The Australian Communications and Media Authority has rejected a proposed telecom consumer protection code, citing weak safeguards for vulnerable customers, particularly in credit assessments and mobile coverage. 该行业在18个月中拟订的草案受到批评,因为草案偏重商业利益,并含有执法漏洞。 The industry's draft, developed over 18 months, was criticized for favoring business interests and containing enforcement loopholes. 这一决定是在重大断电之后作出的,包括一项致命的“Optus”最新消息,中断了紧急电话通话,以及因向弱势消费者出售买不起的电话而罚款1亿美元。 The decision follows major outages, including a fatal Optus update that disrupted emergency calls and a $100 million fine for selling unaffordable phones to vulnerable consumers. 电话公司业有30天的时间作出答复,然后ACMA才能规定自己的强制性标准。 The telco industry has 30 days to respond before ACMA may impose its own mandatory standard.