Communications Day Australasia is the respected daily source of telecom industry news and analysis focused on Australia and New Zealand.

First published in 1994, it has produced over 7000 issues and has received independent recognition from organisations including the Australian Telecommunications Users Group, Service Providers Action Network (now Communications Alliance) and MediaConnect Australia. It is regularly cited in government and industry reports.

CommsDay is published in the early hours of each working day in PDF format and distributed by email to its subscriber base. Readership includes senior executives and decision-makers across carriers, vendors, regulators and advisers. Daily readership exceeds 9,000 and can approach 14,000 on major news days.

Editorial coverage is produced by a specialist team of telecom industry journalists led by Grahame Lynch, Rohan Pearce and Tony Chan.

CommsDay is designed for readers who:

• require daily reporting and analysis of the Australasian telecom sector
• hold executive or senior roles with responsibility for Australia or New Zealand
• need to track competitors, policy developments and market direction

Editorial code

Accuracy and clarity

1. Factual material is reported accurately, clearly and without misleading context, and is distinguishable from opinion.
2. Where material is shown to be significantly inaccurate or misleading, corrections or other appropriate remedial action will be published.

Fairness and balance

3. Reporting is presented with reasonable fairness and balance, and opinion is not based on inaccurate facts or omission of key information.
4. Where a person is referred to adversely, a fair opportunity will be provided for a reply where reasonably necessary.

Privacy and avoidance of harm

5. Reporting avoids unnecessary intrusion into reasonable expectations of privacy unless justified in the public interest.
6. Reporting avoids causing substantial offence, distress or prejudice, or risk to health or safety, unless justified in the public interest.

Integrity and transparency

7. Material obtained by deceptive or unfair means will not be published unless justified in the public interest.
8. Conflicts of interest are avoided or disclosed and do not influence editorial content.

Complaints or comments regarding content should be directed to the editor in the first instance, preferably within 30 days of publication. Clarifications and corrections will be published where sufficient evidence of inaccuracy is provided.

Terms of CommsDay subscription
A CommsDay subscription licenses a specified number of users within your organisation to receive and read the daily PDF, in line with the terms of your subscription. It does not permit distribution outside your organisation, including via external channels or public platforms such as LinkedIn. Nor does it permit uploading CommsDay content to AI or cloud-based services for summarisation, interpretation, republication or training purposes. Such use may constitute a breach of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). Civil and criminal penalties may apply, including substantial fines and custodial sentences.