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24 Communications and<br />

information technology<br />

Introduction 829<br />

Article—History of communications in <strong>Australia</strong> 829<br />

The communication services industries 833<br />

The information and communications technologies sector 835<br />

Telecommunication services within <strong>Australia</strong> 836<br />

The telecommunications environment in <strong>Australia</strong> 836<br />

Role of the <strong>Australia</strong>n Communications Authority 836<br />

Role of the <strong>Australia</strong>n Competition and Consumer<br />

Commission in telecommunications 837<br />

Telecommunication services industry 837<br />

Postal communications 838<br />

<strong>Australia</strong>n Postal Corporation 838<br />

Use of information technology 839<br />

Business use of information technology (IT) 839<br />

IT use by industry 839<br />

IT use by size of business 840<br />

Government use of information technology 840<br />

Farm use of information technology 841<br />

Household use of information technology 841<br />

Regional differences 842<br />

Characteristics of households with home Internet access 842<br />

Characteristics of adult Internet users 843<br />

Internet purchasing 843<br />

Adults working from home 843<br />

Adults making selected electronic transactions 843<br />

Bibliography 845

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