The committee was asked to examine whether the current telecommunications regulatory regime promotes competition, encourages investment in the sector and protects consumers to the fullest extent practicable, and to make recommendations for legislative amendments to rectify any identified weaknesses.

The local carriage service (LCS)--a wholesale end-to-end local call service--was declared in 1999. The service allows competitive carriers to compete in the retail local call market. The 2005 review will consider whether the LCS declaration should be continued, the extent of any declaration and the pricing of the service. The review will also consider alternative...

This report contains the findings of the Productivity Commission's public inquiry into national competition policy. Released with the report was the supplement, Modelling Impacts of Infrastructure Industry Change over the 1990s. Released 14 April 2005

In recent years, the main focus of territorial policy has been on sustaining growth, not only to address relative decline, but also to make regions more competitive. Putting this in practice is complicated because different regions have different characteristics (urban, intermediate, industrial, rural, etc.), which imply specific policy and investment needs. This report assesses the...

In 1995 the Australian, State and Territory Governments agreed to a program of competition policy reform. There has been substantial progress in the implementation of the National Competition Policy (NCP) over the past eight years, including in the related reform areas of electricity, gas, road transport and water. This report examines the impact of NCP...