Draft report21 Aug 2009

On 21 August 2009, the ACCC released draft pricing principles and indicative prices for the 6 fixed line wholesale services for public consultation.

Submissions in response to the draft pricing principles

Interested parties were originally invited to make written submissions on the draft pricing principles and indicative prices by 25 September 2009 however the time frame for submissions was extended to 9 October 2009.

Telstra submission in response to the draft pricing principles

Telstra has provided three CD ROMs containing public versions of its submission and supporting materials.

Access to confidential material

AAPT and Optus have provided submissions that contain commercial-in-confidence material. To arrange access to confidential submissions please email the following persons:

For AAPT: michael.langenheim@aapt.com.au

For Optus: matthew.press@optus.com.au

Telstra also provided the ACCC with confidential versions of its submissions and some confidential supporting documentation. Interested parties wishing to seek access this material must be approved by Telstra and will be required to execute/have executed an applicable confidentiality undertaking acceptable to Telstra.

For queries about access to confidential versions of Telstra’s submissions and any confidential supporting documentation, contact Ms Rebecca Mitchell at Telstra: rebecca.mitchell@team.telstra.com