On 28 October 2020, the ACCC received a letter of request from the Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, regarding allocation limits for the planned spectrum allocation for the 850 MHz expansion band and the 900 MHz band. The Minister initially requested that the ACCC provide its advice by 19 February 2021. The ACCC subsequently received an extension from the Minister until 5 March 2021.
On 18 November 2020, the ACCC released a consultation paper seeking views on a range of issues to inform its consideration of the advice to the Minister. The consultation period closed on 18 December 2020.
The ACCC received six submissions in response to the consultation paper. Public submissions are available below.
On 5 March 2021, the ACCC provided its advice on allocation limits to the Minister. A public version of the ACCC's advice is available below.
On 30 June 2021, the ACCC received a letter of request from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) on allocation limits for the 850/900 MHz band allocation. On 14 July 2021, the ACCC provided a letter of response to the ACMA.
Relevant documents
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Request for advice from Minister Fletcher on 850/900 MHz allocation limits ( PDF 2.24 MB ) | 9 November 2020 |
| ACCC consultation paper on 850/900 MHz allocation limits - November 2020 ( PDF 2.2 MB ) | 18 November 2020 |
Submissions
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Connected Farms ( PDF 865.69 KB ) | 8 January 2021 |
| Optus ( PDF 295.85 KB ) | 8 January 2021 |
| Pivotel ( PDF 228.4 KB ) | 8 January 2021 |
| Telstra ( PDF 263.82 KB ) | 8 January 2021 |
| TPG ( PDF 503.56 KB ) | 8 January 2021 |
| NBN Co ( PDF 243.65 KB ) | 5 February 2021 |
Advice to the Minister
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| 850/900 MHz allocation - Allocation limits advice to the Minister - March 2021 ( PDF 951.86 KB ) | 27 April 2021 |
ACMA's request for advice and ACCC response
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| ACMA request for advice - June 2021 ( PDF 1.37 MB ) | 12 August 2021 |
| ACCC letter of response to ACMA's request for advice - July 2021 ( PDF 256.34 KB ) | 12 August 2021 |