Access Determinations for domestic transmission capacity service
Final Access Determination (FAD)
On 15 June 2011, the ACCC commenced a public inquiry into making a FAD for the declared domestic transmission capacity service (DTCS). On 9 November 2011 the ACCC extended the public inquiry into making the DTCS FAD to 29 February 2012.
A discussion paper was released on 15 June 2011 and is available below. The ACCC also released a draft regression model for consideration on 21 July 2011. The draft regression model is available below.
On 11 August, the ACCC hosted a Forum in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra as part of the inquiry process. The Forum was attended by representatives from AAPT, Aurora Energy, Basslink Telecom, Competitive Carriers Coalition, Frontier Economics, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (C/W), Department of Premier and Cabinet (Tas), Department of Business and Innovation (Vic), Herbert Geer, Macquarie Telecom, NBN Co, NextGen, Optus, Primus Telecom, Telstra, VHA and TransACT. The ACCC presentation from the Forum is available below. Draft capital city boundaries with indicative maps and lists of ESAs are also available below.
The due date for submissions to the discussion paper was extended to 29 August 2011 to give stakeholders an opportunity to consider the draft regression model and issues raised at the Forum in their submissions. The draft regression model and capital city boundaries are subject to change during the inquiry process.
Draft DTCS FAD
On 9 December 2011 the ACCC published a Draft DTCS FAD for public consultation. The ACCC also published an Explanatory Statement relating to the Draft DTCS FAD, a DTCS Pricing Calculator, Route Category Workbook and a report from Data Analysis Australia Pty Ltd about the regression model used to determine the price terms in the Draft DTCS FAD. These materials are available below.
On 20 January 2012 the ACCC published a summary of the DTCS service providers' pricing data used to develop the price tems in the Draft DTCS FAD. The summary dataset is a random, anonymous, selection of 10 per cent of the observations relating to exempt services. Observations relating to declared services have not been used to develop the price terms in the draft DTCS FAD. A sample of 10 per cent was chosen because it is large enough to infer population characteristics with a high degree of confidence. The ACCC releases the summary dataset in accordance with section 155AAA(17) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to provide further transparency about the methodology used to develop the price terms in the Draft DTCS FAD. The summary dataset is available below.
The ACCC has extended the closing date for submissions on these materials from 27 January 2012 to 24 February 2012. The period for making a final DTCS FAD has also been extended to 30 June 2012. The notice of extension is available below. Submissions on these materials should be directed to accessdeterminations@accc.gov.au.
On 18 April 2011 the ACCC made an IAD for the declared domestic transmission capacity service (DTCS).
The IAD was backdated to commence on 1 January 2011 and expire on 31 December 2011. On 9 November 2011 the ACCC made a declaration pursuant to subsection 152BCF(10) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to extend the expiry date for the DTCS IAD to the day immediately before the day on which the DTCS FAD comes into force. The declaration can be found below.
The IAD will be automatically revoked once the ACCC issues a FAD for the declared DTCS.
