The ACCC has long recognised that the essence of competition in this country in telecommunications is to encourage competitors to build their own facilities rather than simply acquiring wholesale access from incumbents who have already made the investment and then reselling it to consumers. Where it is economically viable to do so, competition and the benefits of it, is more sustainable in the long term. We call that efficient facilities based competition.
Understanding competition in the growth of Australian broadband speech ( PDF 136.41 KB )
Date
Speakers
Mr Ed Willett, Commissioner
Conference
Broadbanding Regional Australia 2006, Sydney.