Take-up of broadband services in Australia continues to increase, according to the latest ACCC Snapshot of Broadband Deployment. The report estimates that as at 30 September 2006, there were 3,639,700 total broadband connections across Australia.

Two licences for new digital television services will be allocated in 2007: channel A and channel B, which will be used for new and innovative digital television services. The ACCC issued a discussion paper on 15 December 2006 seeking stakeholders' views on the access regime that will apply to channel B. Most of those submission...

The ACCC is seeking the views of interested parties on its draft guide to copyright licensing and collecting societies. Release of the draft guide for public consultation follows the introduction to parliament of the Copyright Amendment Bill 2006.

The analogue subscription television broadcast carriage service encompasses the terrestrial carriage of analogue signals used for transmitting a pay TV service, as well as the use (or potential use) of conditional access services. The service was declared on 1 September 1999 and is due to expire in July 2007. The ACCC commenced a review of...

The ACCC collects data on broadband take-up from a limited number of broadband providers, cross-classified by technology type and type of customer. This information is summarised in the ACCC's snapshot of broadband deployment reports.