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On 19 July 2021 the ACCC commenced a public inquiry to make a final access determination for the superfast broadband access service (SBAS) following its decision to declare the service.
Small superfast network operators may seek to be exempt from the wholesale-only requirement through electing to be bound by the class exemption or the Deemed Functional Separation Undertaking.
On 12 December 2018, the ACCC commenced a combined public inquiry into making final access determinations for the 6 fixed line telecommunications services and the wholesale ADSL service.
The Telstra Corporation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 came in to force in December 2021.
The ACCC has the ability to collect information from industry through the record keeping rule to undertake its telecommunications regulatory functions.
The ACCC is required to report annually to the Minister for Communications on changes in the prices paid for telecommunications services in Australia. This report is a legislative requirement under s 151CM(1)(a) in Division 12 of Part XIB of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (the Act).
The Building Block Model record keeping rule June 2013 expires on 30 June 2021. It required Telstra to provide information on forecast and actual data relating to operating expenditure, capital expenditure, depreciation and demand, regarding legacy fixed line services, for the Fixed Line Services Model.
On 3 March 2021, the ACCC issued two determinations that specify the kinds of information that may be shared between a retail and wholesale business unit of a corporation bound by a standard or deemed functional separation undertaking.
On 18 December 2020, the ACCC issued the Telecommunications (Permitted Information Sharing for Joint Functional Separation Undertakings) Determination 2020. It specifies the kinds of information provided by carriers and carriage service providers to retailers that may be shared with wholesalers bound by a joint functional separation undertaking.
On 5 June 2019, the ACCC released a consultation paper to formally commence a public inquiry into making a final access determination for the domestic transmission capacity service (DTCS).