Drawing on a survey of Australian CEOs, this report highlights the critical importance of lifting the performance of Australia?s broadband network. Among the findings:

In this first report the committee recommends major changes to telecommunications policy and legislation to ensure ongoing equitable access to broadband, mobile and fixed voice telephony and payphones across the country, and particularly for individuals and businesses in regional, rural and remote parts of Australia.

Importantly, it outlines the practical individual policy steps that government can take in order to achieve the outcome of accessible broadband for all. Within a relatively short period of time, broadband services have ceased to be a luxury and are now a necessity for most Australians. However, the availability of high quality services is geographically...

This paper has been prepared as one of three for a conference session about market power in broadband telecommunications. The participants were asked to address the following questions: • What, if any, are the sources of market power in broadband as new platforms are becoming available for broadband provision? • How important is speed as...

In a world where ubiquitous and affordable broadband availability is the key to unlocking the benefits of the information society, obstacles remain to the deployment of appropriate access networks. Traditionally, an analysis of the potential problems from a regulatory perspective would involve consideration of whether any players control bottlenecks or have significant market power in...