Required Measures 5(C) and 5(D)28 Mar 2017

On 31 January 2017, Telstra provided the ACCC with a proposed Required Measure 5(C) that details the managed disconnection process Telstra will use for the direct Special Services and Special Service Inputs covered by NBN Co’s White Paper 2 – for ATM over copper.

On 9 February 2017, Telstra also provided the ACCC with a proposed Required Measure 5(D) that details the managed disconnection process of Special Services covered by NBN Co’s White Papers 3 and 4.

  White Paper 3 Products White Paper 4 Products
Products covered DDS Fastway, Data Access Radial, Megalink Frame Relay, ISDN2, ISDN10/20/30

Telstra has advised the ACCC that it did not receive any concerns or comments from wholesale customers that resulted in amendments to the proposed Required Measures. Telstra advised that NBN Co did provide minor drafting points in each RM5 which have been largely accepted.

Special Services (and Special Service Inputs) are generally business services delivered over Telstra’s copper network for which a replacement product was not initially available over the National Broadband Network (NBN). For this reason, Special Services are disconnected during the course of the NBN rollout on a different timetable to the ‘region by region’ disconnection process used for standard voice and broadband services. An extended timeframe for disconnection has been provided for Special Services in order to allow time for replacement product functionality to be developed.

The ACCC is not required to approve the Required Measures but may object to it if it does not comply with the Migration Plan Principles. The ACCC considers that the Required Measures are consistent with the Migration Plan Principles and does not object to it.

Telstra intends to publish Required Measure 5C on 31 March 2017 and Required Measure 5D on 21 April 2017. Once published, these Required Measures will form part of the Migration Plan.