provide an opportunity for meaningful dialogue between the ACCC and the telecommunications industry
provide information to increase the ACCC’s understanding of structural separation and migration issues and so assist the ACCC in undertaking its role under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and Telecommunications Act 1997.
A range of wholesale telecommunications industry participants and other interested parties have been invited to the forum to ensure a wide range of relevant views are represented.
Participants are encouraged to provide their views and comments on issues in the telecommunications industry at meetings. Examples of issues that participants may want to comment on include:
issues regarding the implementation or operation of Telstra’s Structural Separation Undertaking and Migration Plan, and the operational processes that are set out in those documents
potential issues affecting competition, or consumer interests more broadly, in the industry and how they may be addressed by the SSU or Migration Plan
relevant trends affecting the industry
other issues concerning the telecommunications industry as requested by the ACCC.
The first meeting is scheduled for Friday 29 June 2012.
