On 30 October 2018, the ACCC received three new access undertakings in relation to the commencement of Digital Radio services in Canberra, Darwin and Hobart. The three undertakings lodged by the joint venture companies (JVCs) in each licence area (i.e. Canberra, Darwin and Hobart) are essentially identical.
On 19 November 2018, the ACCC released a consultation and position paper to seek stakeholders’ views on the degree to which the undertakings meet the legislative requirements, and pursuant to those, the decision-making criteria developed by the ACCC. The due date for submissions was 17 December 2018.
After consultation with stakeholders the ACCC invited subsequent submissions from the commercial broadcasters and the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia in February 2019.
On 13 March 2019 the ACCC accepted, pursuant to section 118NF of the Radiocommunications Act 1992, the proposed access undertakings for Canberra, Darwin and Hobart.
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Letter to ACCC from Digital Radio Broadcasting Canberra Pty Ltd ( PDF 321.25 KB ) | 2 November 2018 |
| Digital Radio Access Undertaking - Canberra ( PDF 369.32 KB ) | 2 November 2018 |
| Digital Radio Access Agreement - Canberra ( PDF 558.99 KB ) | 2 November 2018 |
| Supporting submission - Canberra ( PDF 548.02 KB ) | 2 November 2018 |
| Letter to ACCC from Digital Radio Broadcasting Darwin Pty Ltd ( PDF 25.76 KB ) | 2 November 2018 |
| Digital Radio Access Undertaking - Darwin ( PDF 195.4 KB ) | 2 November 2018 |
| Digital Radio Access Agreement - Darwin ( PDF 558.99 KB ) | 2 November 2018 |
| Supporting submission - Darwin ( PDF 548.02 KB ) | 2 November 2018 |
| Letter to ACCC from Digital Radio Broadcasting Hobart Pty Ltd ( PDF 285.28 KB ) | 2 November 2018 |
| Digital Radio Access Undertaking - Hobart ( PDF 372.36 KB ) | 2 November 2018 |
| Digital Radio Access Agreement - Hobart ( PDF 558.99 KB ) | 2 November 2018 |
| Supporting submission - Hobart ( PDF 548.02 KB ) | 2 November 2018 |
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Digital radio multiplex transmission services in Canberra, Darwin and Hobart - Consultation and position paper ( PDF 185.95 KB ) | 19 November 2018 |
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Canberra FM Radio Pty Ltd ( PDF 1.09 MB ) | 20 December 2018 |
| Commercial Broadcasters Proprietary Limited ( PDF 90.94 KB ) | 20 December 2018 |
| Community Broadcasting Association of Australia ( PDF 136 KB ) | 20 December 2018 |
| Commercial Radio Australia ( PDF 117.4 KB ) | 7 January 2019 |
| Great Southern Land Broadcasters Pty Ltd ( PDF 1.07 MB ) | 20 December 2018 |
| Northern Territory Broadcasters Pty Ltd ( PDF 101.56 KB ) | 20 December 2018 |
| Radio Canberra Pty Ltd ( PDF 754.39 KB ) | 20 December 2018 |
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Community Broadcasting Association of Australia ( PDF 83.06 KB ) | 15 February 2019 |
| Foundation Category 1 DRMT Licensees in Canberra, Darwin and Hobart ( PDF 252.16 KB ) | 20 February 2019 |
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Digital radio multiplex transmission service in Canberra, Darwin and Hobart - Final Decision Paper ( PDF 660.35 KB ) | 18 March 2019 |