The ACCC has the power to make a facilities access code, under Clause 37 of Part 5 of Schedule 1 of the Telecommunications Act 1997, which governs how access to certain telecommunications facilities owned by telecommunications carriers, including mobile towers and underground ducts, is provided to other carriers seeking to install their equipment on or in those facilities.
The ACCC made a facilities access code in July 1998 which came into effect in October 1999.
Submissions to the Facilities Access Code Discussion Paper
The ACCC has received the following public submissions in response to the Facilities Access Code Discussion Paper published on 4 July 2012. Confidential submissions were also received from AAPT, Optus and Vocus.
