2010-2011

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Bill 2011

(Amendment to be moved by Mr Hartsuyker to Senate amendment (2))

(1)     Amendment (2), after subsection 151DA(5), insert:

          (5A)  For the purposes of this section, in determining whether there is uniform national pricing of an eligible service supplied, or offered to be supplied, by an NBN corporation, the mechanism of that pricing is to be determined so as that the pricing of that particular service at each upload and download speed shall be uniform at that speed throughout Australia, regardless of the technology over which a broadband service is offered or supplied.

          (5B)  In exercising any of its powers, in determining whether pricing of the NBN is uniform national pricing, the ACCC must use the mechanism specified in subsection (5A) regardless of the delivery mechanism.

 [uniform pricing]