On 19 July 2021, the ACCC commenced a public inquiry to make a final access determination for the superfast broadband access service (SBAS) following its decision to declare the service.
The SBAS final access determination inquiry will consider the price and non-price terms and conditions of access to the service.
The ACCC also issued an interim access determination for the SBAS which applies until a final access determination is made and maintains current regulated price and non-price terms.
On 4 November 2021, the ACCC published a discussion paper for comment. Submissions closed on 10 December 2021. On the same day the ACCC also published notice of extension of the inquiry until 19 July 2022.
On 27 October 2022, the ACCC released a draft decision for comment. On the same day the ACCC also published notice to extend the inquiry and current interim access determination. Submissions in response to the draft decision closed on 9 December 2022.
On 23 March 2023, the ACCC released an exposure draft of its SBAS access determination instrument for comment. Submissions closed on 21 April 2023.
On 13 July 2023, the ACCC decided to extend the period for making a new SBAS access determination for a further 6 months until 19 January 2024.
On 2 November 2023, the ACCC issued a further consultation paper outlining how the ACCC proposes to implement the NBN price benchmarking approach and to seek stakeholder feedback on the proposed approach. This follows NBN Co’s product and pricing changes that will result from its varied Special Access Undertaking. Submissions closed on 30 November 2024.
On 18 December 2023, the ACCC decided to extend the period for making a new SBAS access determination for a further 3 months until 19 April 2024.
On 12 March 2024, the ACCC released a final decision report and concluded the SBAS final access determination inquiry.