On 13 September 2013 the ACCC requested Telstra to provide information under Rule 15 of the Building Block Model Record Keeping Rule (BBM RKR).
- ACCC letter to Telstra requesting information
- Telstra request for extension of time
- Telstra’s response to information request
- Request for further information
- BBM RKR report draft disclosure notice consultation
- Submissions to the BBM RKR report draft disclosure notice consultation
- BBM RKR disclosure notice
- Telstra's response under the BBM RKR
- Next steps
The information requested is required for the ACCC's Fixed Line Services Model (FLSM), which it uses as part of its building block approach for the pricing review.
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| ACCC's letter to Telstra regarding information request under the BBM RKR ( PDF 191.59 KB | DOC 239.5 KB ) | 16 September 2013 |
On 28 October 2013, Telstra requested an extension of time to provide the BBM RKR information.
On 30 October 2013, the ACCC granted Telstra's request. The new deadline for Telstra to provide the BBM RKR information is 25 November 2013.
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Letter to Telstra - Extension of time for information request under the BBM RKR - 30 October 2013 ( PDF 192.96 KB | DOCX 213.27 KB ) | 4 November 2013 |
On 25 November 2013, Telstra provided its response to the ACCC’s information request under the BBM RKR.
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| ACCC letter to Telstra - Telstra response to information request under the BBM RKR ( PDF 126.7 KB | DOCX 214.73 KB ) | 20 January 2014 |
On 17 January 2014, the ACCC requested further information to be provided by Telstra under the BBM RKR.
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Letter to Telstra – Request for further information under the BBM RKR ( PDF 122.94 KB | DOCX 116.25 KB ) | 20 January 2014 |
On 19 March 2014 the ACCC gave Telstra a draft disclosure notice and released a consultation paper inviting submissions on the proposed approach to disclosure of information provided under the BBM RKR. Submissions on the consultation paper are sought by 17 April 2014.
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| ACCC consultation paper on confidentiality arrangements for submissions received under the BBM RKR ( DOC 151.5 KB | PDF 140.26 KB ) | 20 March 2014 |
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Fixed line services FAD inquiry - disclosure - iinet submission (April 2014) ( PDF 57.54 KB ) | 6 May 2014 |
| Fixed line services FAD inquiry - disclosure - Macquarie submission (April 2014) ( PDF 125.17 KB ) | 6 May 2014 |
| Fixed line services FAD inquiry - disclosure - Optus submission (April 2014) ( PDF 178.99 KB ) | 6 May 2014 |
| Fixed line services FAD inquiry - disclosure - Telstra submission (April 2014) ( PDF 306.71 KB ) | 6 May 2014 |
On 11 June 2014, the ACCC gave a disclosure notice to Telstra for the disclosure of information that has been provided under the BBM RKR. The ACCC has also published a statement of reasons to accompany the notice.
A 28 day waiting period applies to the disclosure notice. After 9 July 2014, the ACCC will publish public extracts on its website and provide Telstra's confidential information to access seekers who execute a confidentiality undertaking.
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Disclosure notice given to Telstra regarding BBM RKR information ( DOCX 53 KB | PDF 131.95 KB ) | 11 June 2014 |
| ACCC statement of reasons on disclosure notice given to Telstra regarding BBM RKR information ( DOCX 86.38 KB | PDF 109.54 KB ) | 11 June 2014 |
On 10 July 2014, the ACCC published public extracts from the information provided by Telstra under the BBM RKR in accordance with the disclosure notice given to Telstra on 11 June 2014.
The information that Telstra has provided under the BBM RKR comprises of:
- an explanatory statement submitted in response to the 13 September 2013 BBM RKR information request
- an extract of the explanatory statement (section 5.1.2), submitted separately under the BBM RKR in response to the 17 January 2014 request for additional information from the ACCC
- a comparison statement; a separate document that provides a comparison of forecasts contained within the FLSM for the Previous Regulatory Period
- a document submitted in response to the 17 January 2014 request for additional information.
The ACCC will disclose confidential versions of Telstra’s BBM RKR response to persons satisfying the conditions set out in the disclosure notice. Enquiries regarding this can be made to the ACCC through the fixed services inbox at fixedservices@accc.gov.au.
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Telstra BBM RKR response - Explanatory statement - Public version (November 2013) ( PDF 2.49 MB ) | 10 July 2014 |
| Telstra BBM RKR response - Extract from explanatory statement - 5.1.2 - Public version (February 2014) ( PDF 763.1 KB ) | 10 July 2014 |
| Telstra BBM RKR response - Comparison statement - Public version (February 2014) ( PDF 2.58 MB ) | 10 July 2014 |
| Telstra BBM RKR response - Additional information - Public version (February 2014) ( PDF 1.38 MB ) | 10 July 2014 |
The next step of the FAD inquiry is for the ACCC to commence extensive consultations on the fixed line services FADs with the release of a discussion paper on price terms, followed by a draft decision. To allow sufficient time for this consultation, it will also be necessary for the ACCC to extend the period for making the FADs beyond 11 July 2014.
The ACCC expects to release a discussion paper on the FAD around mid-July 2014. If you would like to be informed as to when public consultation will commence contact fixedservices@accc.gov.au to be placed on our mailing list.