On 6 August 2021, the ACCC received a letter of request from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) regarding allocation limits for the administrative issue of apparatus licences in the 3.4–4.0 GHz band in remote areas. The ACMA initially requested that the ACCC provide its advice by 29 October 2021. The ACCC subsequently received an extension from the ACMA to provide its advice by 12 November 2021.
On 27 August 2021, the ACCC released a consultation paper seeking views on a range of issues to inform its consideration of the advice to the ACMA. Submissions to the consultation paper closed on 24 September 2021.
On 12 November 2021, the ACCC provided its advice to the ACMA. A public version of the ACCC advice is available below.
Request for advice and consultation paper
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Request for advice from ACMA - 6 August 2021 ( PDF 632.94 KB ) | 27 August 2021 |
| ACCC consultation paper on allocation limits advice for 3.4-4.0 GHz remote allocation - August 2021 ( PDF 284.11 KB ) | 27 August 2021 |
Submissions
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Australian Radio Communications Industry Association ( PDF 653.37 KB ) | 6 October 2021 |
| Communications Alliance Satellite Services Working Group ( PDF 189.14 KB ) | 6 October 2021 |
| DB Telecommunications ( PDF 309.81 KB ) | 6 October 2021 |
| Department of Defence ( PDF 199.06 KB ) | 6 October 2021 |
| Inmarsat ( PDF 316.75 KB ) | 6 October 2021 |
| Optus ( PDF 226.44 KB ) | 6 October 2021 |
| Pivotel ( PDF 177 KB ) | 6 October 2021 |
| Telstra ( PDF 432.91 KB ) | 6 October 2021 |
| TPG Telecom ( PDF 97.42 KB ) | 6 October 2021 |
ACCC advice
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| ACCC advice to ACMA on allocation limits for 3.4-4.0 GHz band remote allocation - 12 November 2021 ( PDF 412.67 KB ) | 12 November 2021 |