Roadmap and Work Plan correspondence20 Jul 2012
Telstra published a high-level roadmap which provides an indicative timeframe for the development of each of the required measures. The roadmap is available on the Telstra website.
Telstra also published its required measures work plan. The work plan updates the roadmap in relation to the steps that will be undertaken to finalise the required measures.
On 20 July 2012, Telstra wrote to the ACCC seeking approval to amend its work plans for the development of required measures 1(b) (Notification of Pull Through Exception Events) and 6 (Information Security Plan for NBN Co Migration Information) to reflect updated timeframes for filing them with the ACCC. On 24 July 2012, the ACCC agreed to Telstra’s request to amend the work plan for required measure 1(b) to reflect that consultation will commence at a later date and requested an update on the development of the required measure by 13 August 2012. The ACCC also agreed to Telstra’s request to amend the work plan for required measure 6 to reflect that it would be filed with the ACCC in mid August.
On 24 July 2012, Telstra notified the ACCC of a delay in the commencement of consultation with wholesale customers on required measure 4 (Building Copper Paths at Premises which had been permanently disconnected). On 26 July 2012, the ACCC accepted Telstra’s new consultation timeframes on the condition that wholesale customers were still provided with two weeks to comment on required measure 4.