In March 2007, the ACCC issued the attached discussion paper outlining the proposed approach to the Communications Infrastructure Audit.
The audit is designed to fulfil an objective identified in the final determination of the Declaration Inquiry for the ULLS, PSTN OTA and CLLS (the ‘Fixed Services Review’). In that review the ACCC indicated that it would develop an audit of infrastructure to further inform its analysis of the state of competition in relevant telecommunications markets in future processes, including decisions regarding future removal of regulation where these are no longer needed to promote the interests of end-users.
Phase 1 of the audit—Telstra CAN RKR—September 2007
The first phase of the audit was the issuing of the Telstra CAN RKR to Telstra. This RKR primarily requires the quarterly reporting of ULL and LSS take-up.
Phase 2 of the audit—Infrastructure RKR—December 2007
On 19 December 2007, the ACCC made the Infrastructure Record-Keeping Rule (RKR) requiring 22 specified carriers to report on the locations of their core network and Customer Access Network infrastructure. The ACCC has also published a Regulation Impact Statement for the Infratructure RKR.
