The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts directed the ACCC to review the price control arrangements that apply to Telstra and to report by 31 January 2005. The direction requires the ACCC to hold a public inquiry into:
the appropriate form of future price control arrangements, including the composition of baskets and the level of price caps, their duration and means of implementation
whether any complementary arrangements are required to work in conjunction with the future price control arrangements
mechanisms for assessing and enforcing compliance.
Since 1989 Telstra (or its predecessors) has been subject to price control arrangements on a range of telecommunications services. The price controls are set by the minister. The ACCC reports annually to the minister on Telstra's compliance with the price controls.
Final report; submissions to draft report; draft report; consultants report; submissions to discussion paper; public hearing schedule; discussion paper.
