On 4 July 2016, the ACCC issued a discussion paper for the wholesale ADSL service declaration inquiry seeking industry views on whether the wholesale ADSL service should continue to be declared. A number of changes have occurred since the wholesale ADSL service was first declared in 2012, including the progressive rollout of the National Broadband...

A consumer market hungry for data is driving competition and leading to better service offerings for Australians, according to two new reports. Prepared annually by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the reports provide a snapshot of the fast paced and rapidly evolving communications sector. The Telecommunications Competitive Safeguards for 2014–15 report shows the...

Overview In 2013, then opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull pledged to ditch Labor's fibre-to-the-premises national broadband network and replace it with a mix of technologies including upgraded copper wires and pay TV cables. Now, despite a blowout in the cost of his version of the NBN from $29.5 billion to $56 billion, he insists it...

This study has uncovered the distinct skill sets which represent Australia’s future jobs in the digital age and explores how the potential for universal access to fast broadband can shape the future workforce and liberate employees from the confines of set working hours or places.​​​​​​​

Minister for Communications Media Release: The Government has today asked for industry and public submissions on a draft carrier licence condition for networks that supply superfast carriage services to residential customers. Following the announcement by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on 11 September 2014 on TPG's plan to roll out a fibre-to-the-basement (FTTB)...