2G:
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Second-Generation mobile communications
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3G:
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Third-Generation mobile communications
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ABA:
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Australian Broadcasting Authority
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ABC:
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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ACA:
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Australian Communications Authority
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ACA Act:
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Australian Communications Authority Act 1997
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ACCC:
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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
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ACIF:
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Australian Communications Industry Forum
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ADSL
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Asynchronous DSL
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AMTA:
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Australia Mobile Telecommunications Association
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ANSI
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American National Standards Institute
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AP:
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Accredited Person
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APEC:
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
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APT:
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Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
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ATNF:
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Australia Telescope National Facility
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ATUG:
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Australia Telecommunications User Group Ltd.
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AUSTEL:
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Australian Telecommunications Authority
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BEST:
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Bureau of Emergency Services Telecommunications
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BSA:
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Broadcasting Services Act 1992
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BSS:
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Broadcasting-Satellite Service
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BWA:
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Broadband Wireless Access
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CAD:
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Computer-aided call-taking And Dispatch
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CDSCC :
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Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
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CEPT:
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European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
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CPI:
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Consumer Price Index
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CRA:
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Commercial Radio Australia
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CSIRO:
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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CTC:
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Commercial Television Conversion
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CTN:
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Consumers’ Telecommunications Network (scheme)
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CTVA:
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Commercial Television Australia
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DAB:
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Digital Audio Broadcasting
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DCITA:
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Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
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DRM:
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Digital Radio Mondiale
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DRSG:
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Digital Radio Study Group
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DSL:
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Digital Subscriber Line
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DTH:
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Direct-To-Home
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DTTB:
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Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting
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DVB-T:
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Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial
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EMC:
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Electromagnetic Compatibility
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EMI:
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Electromagnetic Interference
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EMR:
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Electromagnetic Radiation
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ENG:
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Electronic News Gathering
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ESO:
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Emergency Services Organisation
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EU:
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European Union
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FAC:
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Frequency Assignment Certificate
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FACTS:
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Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations
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FCC:
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Federal Communications Commission
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FSS:
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Fixed-Satellite Service
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FWA:
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Fixed Wireless Access
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GDP:
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Gross Domestic Product
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GPS:
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Ground Positioning System
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HAPS:
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High Altitude Platform Station
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HDFS:
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High Density Fixed Service
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IBOC:
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In-Band On-Channel
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ICT:
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Information and Communications Technology
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IMT-2000:
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International Mobile Telecommunications 2000
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IRAC:
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International Radiocommunications Advisory Committee
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IRPA:
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International Radiation Protection Association
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ISM:
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Industrial, Scientific and Medical
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ISP:
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Internet Service Provider
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ITU:
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International Telecommunication Union
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ITU-R:
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ITU Radiocommunication Sector
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LAN:
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Local Area Network
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LIPD:
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Low Interference Potential Device
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LMDS:
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Local Multipoint Distribution Service
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LNA:
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Low Noise Amplifier
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LPON:
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Low Power Open Narrowcasting
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MDS:
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Multipoint Distribution System (or Station)
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The Minister:
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The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
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MMDS:
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Multimedia Multipoint Distribution System
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MRA:
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Mutual Recognition Arrangement
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MSS:
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Mobile-Satellite Service
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NATA:
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National Association of Testing Authorities
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NTC:
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National Television Conversion (scheme)
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OECD:
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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OTC:
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Overseas Telecommunications Commission
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PC:
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Productivity Commission
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PCS:
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Personal Communications Service
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PMG:
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Postmaster-General's Department
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PSTN:
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Public Switched Telephone Service
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RCA:
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Radiocommunications Act 1992
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RCC:
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Radiocommunications Consultative Council
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RLAN:
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Radio LAN
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SARA:
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Short-range Automobile Radar frequency Allocation
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SETEL:
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Small Entreprise Telecommunications Centre
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SIPSaCS:
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State-wide Integrated Public Safety Communications Strategy
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SMA:
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Spectrum Management Agency
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SME
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Small and Medium Enterprise
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SOHO
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Small Office/Home Office
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SOLAS:
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International Convention for) Safety of Life at Sea
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SS:
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Spread Spectrum
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STU:
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Standard Trading Unit
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Telcom Act:
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Telecommunications Act 1997
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TLG:
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Technical Liaison Group
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TLMS:
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Trunked Land Mobile Service
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TOB:
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Television Outside Broadcasting
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TPA:
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Trade Practices Act 1974
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TTMRA:
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Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement
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UWB:
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Ultra WideBand
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VSAT:
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Very Small Aperture Terminal
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WLAN:
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Wireless LAN
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WRC:
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World Radiocommunication Conference
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