The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) released Special Report No. 10 - Consumer Awareness and Information Needs Survey 2001. The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of consumer awareness research commissioned by the ACA in 2001. Completed in 2001, the research involved 1,238 residential and 373 small business customers, who were surveyed about their awareness and understanding of communications services, rights and options, and the issues on which they require information