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ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 4 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 4 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 5 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Amendments to the Telecommunications Act .............................................................................. 5 Amendments to the Consumer Protection Act ............................................................................. 6 National Relay

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 3 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 4 Policy position of non-government parties/independents ................................................................ 4 Position of major interest groups ....................................................................................................... 4 Macquarie Telecom ....................................................................................................................... 4 Optus ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Telstra ............................................................................................................................................ 6 ACCAN

    ISSN 1328‐8091  Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BILLS DIGEST NO. 45, 2010-11  18 November 2010 Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition  and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010  Brian Dalzell   Economics Section  Paula Pyburne  Law and Bills Digest Section  Contents  History of the Bill...................................................................................................................................... 3  Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3  Background .............................................................................................................................................. 4  Australian telecommunications sector ............................................................................................... 4  History ............................................................................................................................................ 4  Telecommunications sector outcomes .......................................................................................... 5  The telecommunications access regime ........................................................................................ 6  The view of the regulator ......................................................................................................... 7  Revision of the telecommunications access regime ................................................................ 7  Structural separation as a solution? .............................................................................................. 8  OECD support for structural separation of Telstra ........................................................................ 9  Comments .................................................................................................................................... 10  Basis of policy commitment .............................................................................................................. 10  Timing of policy commitment ...................................................................................................... 12  Committee consideration ................................................................................................................. 12  Policy position of non‐government parties and independents ........................................................ 13  Coalition ....................................................................................................................................... 13  Senator Steve Fielding, Senator Nick Xenophon and the Australian Greens .............................. 13  Financial implications ............................................................................................................................. 14  Main issues ............................................................................................................................................. 14  Structural separation ........................................................................................................................ 14  ACCC oversight .................................................................................................................................. 14  Any consequences of failure to pass ................................................................................................ 16  Key provisions ........................................................................................................................................ 16  Part 1—amendments relating to Telstra .......................................................................................... 16  Structural separation ................................................................................................................... 16  Functional separation .................................................................................................................. 18  Part 2—telecommunications access regime .................................................................................... 19  Part 3—anti‐competitive conduct .................................................................................................... 20  Part 4—universal service regime ...................................................................................................... 21  Part 5—customer service guarantee ................................................................................................ 22 

Bills Digest No. 33 2000-01 Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Amendment Bill (No.2) 2000 Warning: This Digest was prepared for debate. It reflects the legislation as introduced and does not canvass subsequent amendments. This Digest does not have any official legal status. Other sources should be consulted to determine

Department of the Parliamentary Library I N F O R M A T I O N A N D R E S E A R C H S E R V I C E S Bills Digest No. 163 1998-99 Telecommunications Laws Amendment (Universal Service Cap) Bill 1999 ISSN 1328-8091

Department of the Parliamentary Library I N F O R M A T I O N A N D R E S E A R C H S E R V I C E S Bills Digest No. 56 1998-99 Telecommunications (Universal Service Levy) Amendment Bill 1998 ISSN 1328-8091 