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Telecommunications (SMS Sender ID Register) Industry Standard 2025
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22 Quarterly reporting
Within 20 business days after the end of each quarter, a participating telecommunications provider referred to in an item of column 1 of the following table must:
prepare a written report for the relevant quarter containing the information mentioned in column 2 of the item; and give the report to the ACMA.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:383.25pt; border-top:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Information to be reported</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:173.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:163.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:16.15pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td style="width:173.5pt; border-top:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Participating telecommunications provider who must provide information</span></p></td><td style="width:163.25pt; border-top:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:16.15pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Information</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:173.5pt; border-top:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>Originating telecommunications providers</span></p><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>Transiting telecommunications providers</span></p><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>Terminating telecommunications providers</span></p></td><td style="width:163.25pt; border-top:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:16.15pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>The number and type of complaints the telecommunications provider has received from other telecommunications providers, entities and message recipients relating to the Register.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:173.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>Originating telecommunications providers</span></p></td><td style="width:163.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><ol class="awlist95" style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="subsection" style="margin-left:36pt; text-indent:-18pt"><span style="width:5.79pt; font:7pt 'Times New Roman'; display:inline-block"></span><span>The total number of sender identification messages sent by the originating telecommunications provider which included sender identifications registered in the Register.</span></li><li class="subsection" style="margin-left:36pt; text-indent:-18pt"><span style="width:5.17pt; font:7pt 'Times New Roman'; display:inline-block"></span><span>The total number of sender identification messages which included sender identifications that were not registered in the Register and were disrupted by the originating telecommunications provider.</span></li></ol></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:173.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>Transiting telecommunications providers</span></p><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>Terminating telecommunications providers</span></p></td><td style="width:163.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:16.15pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>The identity of any telecommunications providers that are not participating telecommunications providers that have attempted to send sender identification messages.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:173.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>Terminating telecommunications providers</span></p></td><td style="width:163.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><ol class="awlist96" style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="subsection" style="margin-left:36pt; text-indent:-18pt"><span style="width:5.79pt; font:7pt 'Times New Roman'; display:inline-block"></span><span>The number of sender identification messages received from participating telecommunications providers.</span></li><li class="subsection" style="margin-left:36pt; text-indent:-18pt"><span style="width:5.17pt; font:7pt 'Times New Roman'; display:inline-block"></span><span>The number of sender identification messages which included sender identifications that were not registered in the Register and were disrupted by the terminating telecommunications provider.</span></li></ol></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:173.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>Transiting telecommunications providers</span></p></td><td style="width:163.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:8.95pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>The number of sender identification messages sent by international telecommunications service providers that were disrupted by the transiting telecommunications provider.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:173.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>Certified telecommunications providers</span></p></td><td style="width:163.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:8.95pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>The number of requests received from a non-ABN entity (directly to the certified telecommunications provider or via an international partner or EMSP partner for the provider) to make an application for registration of a sender identification in the Register on behalf of the entity under subsection 12(1) but the application was not made because the provider was unable to confirm or establish one or more of the matters in subsection 12(4).</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>