Abstract
The Australian Government has been actively evaluating how best to merge the functions of the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) and the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) for around two years now. Broadly, the reason for this is an attempt to keep pace with the communications media transformations we reduce to the term ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"convergence.ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ Mounting pressure for restructuring is emerging as a site of turf contestation: the possibility of a regulatory ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"one-stop shopââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ for governments (and some industry players) is an end game of considerable force. But, from a public interest perspective, the case for a converged regulator needs to make sense to audiences using various media, as well as in terms of arguments about global, industrial, and technological change.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | M/C : a Journal of Media and Culture |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Keywords
- Australian Broadcasting Authority
- Australian Communications Authority
- digital communications
- mass media policy
- technological innovations
- telecommunication