The ACCC is responsible for the economic regulation of the communications sector, including telecommunications and the National Broadband Network (NBN), broadcasting and content sectors.
Projects
| Title | Type | Status |
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| Telstra's Migration Plan | Compliance assessment |
Ongoing
10 April 2017 |
The Migration Plan sets out the steps that Telstra will take to progressively migrate voice and broadband services from its copper and Hybrid Fibre Coaxial networks to the NBN. |
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| NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report | Policy development |
Ongoing
20 February 2020 |
The ACCC proposes to publish a NBN Wholesale Market Indicators report which would provide, on a quarterly basis, visibility over the development of the wholesale market for NBN access services. |
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| Facilities Access Code Review 2019 | Review |
Ongoing
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The ACCC’s A Code of Access to Telecommunications Transmission Towers, Sites of Towers and Underground Facilities (the Facilities Access Code) was made under Clause 37 of Part 5 of Schedule 1 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. |
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| Measuring Broadband Australia program | Monitoring |
Ongoing
7 November 2019 |
On 7 April 2017, the Federal Government announced that it will fund a new broadband performance monitoring program to provide Australian consumers with accurate and independent information about broadband speeds. |
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| Customer access network & infrastructure record keeping rules | Monitoring |
Finalised
December 2017 |
The ACCC made the Audit of Telecommunications Infrastructure Assets - Record Keeping Rules (Infrastructure RKR) in December 2007. The RKR requires specified carriers to report on the locations of their core network and customer access network (CAN) infrastructure. |
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| Domestic transmission capacity service final access determination inquiry 2019 | Access determination |
Ongoing
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On 5 June 2019, the ACCC released a consultation paper to formally commence a public inquiry into making a final access determination (FAD) for the domestic transmission capacity service (DTCS). |
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| Mobile Terminating Access Service access determination inquiry - 2019 | Access determination |
Ongoing
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The ACCC is holding a public inquiry under section 497 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) on whether to extend, vary, or revoke the current domestic mobile terminating access service (MTAS) final access determination (FAD). |
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| e-SIMs in Australia | Update |
Finalised
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The ACCC considered potential competition issues associated with the use and implementation of e-SIMs in Australia in our Communications sector market study, which concluded in April 2018. |
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