Senate debates

Thursday, 25 November 2010

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010

In Committee

8:20 pm

Photo of Stephen ConroyStephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

While the officials are looking for that, I will just indicate the criteria I mentioned before. These criteria are the national interest in structural reform of the telecommunications industry and the impact of that structural reform on consumers and competition in the telecommunications market. They are a couple of things that I think Senator Xenophon is moving. I will see if we have any more information on the other question.

One key example is that the ACCC should have regard to the conduct that would be authorised under section 577BA as a consequence of the acceptance of the undertaking. Another example is that the minister will set out guidance on improved equivalence and transparency matters that should be implemented by Telstra during the period it is migrating its customer services to the NBN. This will provide for the better treatment of Telstra’s wholesale customers during the industry’s transition to the NBN.

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