advocacy

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     online

The Australian Internet Industry Association (IIA) represents many internet service providers and others, such as Caslon Analytics, concerned with the web and 'internet industries'.

Major overseas equivalents are the US Internet Industry Association (USIIA), European Internet Service Providers Association, (EuroISPA), the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP) and Commercial Internet Exchange (CIX).

The Australian Interactive Multimedia Association (AIMIA) represents multimedia developers

     telecommunications

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) is an industry body along the lines of the Banking Industry Ombudsman.  

The Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) brings together telecommunications companies, users and others.  

The Australian Telecommunications Users Group (ATUG) and Service Providers Industry Association (SPAN) represent users - in particular large corporate consumers of telecommunications - and telecommunication companies respectively.

The Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) is a US-based international telecommunications industry forum for the Pacific Hemisphere (Asia, the Americas, Oceania and Australia).

     Communications Law & Policy

The Communications Law Centre (CLC) is an independent research and analysis body hosted by the University of NSW.  We've highlighted its significance on other guides throughout this site.

The Australian Centre for International Research on Communication & Information Technologies (CIRCIT) is also of interest.

In the US the Washington Internet Project (WIP) raises awareness of telecommunications regulatory issues. 


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