Regulation Impact Statement – Department of Communications
On 12 December 2014, the Minister for Communications made the Carrier Licence Conditions (Networks supplying Superfast Carriage Services to Residential Customers) Declaration. The Declaration requires providers of superfast broadband networks who offer services to residential customers to be functionally separated (that is, operate their networks and retail operations at arm’s length) and to offer a 25/5 Mbps wholesale bitstream service to competitors at no more than $27 per month. This is to ensure that these carriers do not discriminate in favour of their own retail operations at the expense of competitors. A Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) was prepared and certified by the Department of Communications under the Australian Government’s best practice regulation requirements, and has been assessed as compliant and consistent with best practice by the Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR). The RIS estimates that the measure will increase regulatory costs by $1.8 million per annum. The OBPR has agreed to the estimated regulatory costs and the offsets.
- Carrier Licence Conditions (Networks supplying Superfast Carriage Services to Residential Customers) Declaration 2014 – RIS [
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248KB] - Carrier Licence Conditions (Networks supplying Superfast Carriage Services to Residential Customers) Declaration 2014 – OBPR Assessment Advice [ 154KB]
- Carrier Licence Conditions (Networks supplying Superfast Carriage Services to Residential Customers) Declaration 2014 – OBPR Assessment Advice [ 128KB]
- Carrier Licence Conditions (Networks supplying Superfast Carriage Services to Residential Customers) Declaration 2014 – Deputy Secretary Certification Letter [ 185KB]
- Carrier Licence Conditions (Networks supplying Superfast Carriage Services to Residential Customers) Declaration 2014 – Deputy Secretary Certification Letter [ 217KB]