{"id":"F2005L01429","name":"Telecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2005","slug":"telecommunications-annual-carrier-licence-charge-determination-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":35279,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01429-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2005","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nTelecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2005\n\nThe AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this Determination under subsection 14 (1) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997.\n\nDated 1 June 2005\n\nR. HORTON\n\nChair\n\nG.W. LUTHER\n\nMember\n\nAustralian Communications Authority\n\nContents\n\n1 Name of Determination 2\n\n2 Commencement 2\n\n3 Definitions 2\n\n4 Method of ascertaining carrier licence charge 2\n\nSchedule 1 Eligible revenue and total eligible revenue 4\n\nPart 1 Carrier’s eligible revenue 4\n\nPart 2 Total number of carriers and eligible revenue 7\n\n1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Telecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2005.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this Determination:\n\n> Act means the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997.\n\n> carrier licence charge means the annual charge:\n\n(a) imposed on a carrier licence under Part 3 of the Act; and\n\n(b) ascertained in accordance with this Determination.\n\n4 Method of ascertaining carrier licence charge\n\nThe amount of carrier licence charge imposed on a carrier licence in force at the beginning of the financial year that began on 1 July 2004, in relation to a carrier mentioned in Part 1 of Schedule 1, is ascertained using the formula:\n\nMFC + \\[MCA-(OTC+(MFCx TNC))\\] x ER/TER\n\nwhere:\n\nMFC (minimum fixed charge) is $455\n\n> MCA (maximum charge amount) is the sum of the amounts determined under subsection 15 (1) of the Act.\n\n> OTC (other telecommunications charge) is $90 334.\n\n> Note 1 The other telecommunications charge is the proportion of the ACA’s costs for the 2003–2004 financial year that:\n\n> Note: (a) is attributable to the ACA’s telecommunications functions and powers; and\n\n> Note: (b) will be recovered from telecommunications charges other than carrier licence charges.\n\n> Note 2 The proportion of the ACA’s costs for the 2003–2004 financial year that is attributable to the ACA’s telecommunications functions and powers is $25 171 322— see the Telecommunications (Costs Attributable to Telecommunications Functions and Powers) Determination 2004.\n\n> TNC (total number of carriers) is 99.\n\n> Note The total number of carriers is the total number of carriers mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 1.\n\n> ER (eligible revenue), for a carrier mentioned in an item in Part 1 of Schedule 1, is the amount mentioned in the item.\n\n> Note Eligible revenue, for a carrier, is the carrier’s eligible revenue for the 2003–2004 financial year as assessed by the ACA under subsection 20F (1) of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.\n\n> TER (total eligible revenue) is $23 635 688 639.\n\n> Note Total eligible revenue is the amount mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 1, which is the sum of the eligible revenue for the 2003–2004 financial year for all the carriers mentioned in Part 1 of Schedule 1.\n\nSchedule 1 Eligible revenue and total eligible revenue\n\n(section 4)\n\nPart 1 Carrier’s eligible revenue\n\n```html\n

Item

Name of Carrier

Amount ($)

101

A.P.J.Net Pty Ltd ACN 102 969 595

200 597

102

AAPT Limited ACN 052 082 416

616 557 163

103

AARNet Pty Ltd ACN 084 540 518

12 535 153

104

Access Providers Pty Ltd ACN 095 422 441

644 881

105

ACN 088 889 230 Pty Ltd (formerly Neighbourhood Cable Ltd)

2 833 471

106

Agile Pty Ltd ACN 080 855 321

12 023 238

107

AirNet Commercial Australia Ltd ACN 064 229 723

1 390 252

108

Alphalink (Australia) Pty Ltd ACN 074 666 541

4 037 958

109

Amcom Pty Ltd ACN 009 336 341

12 964 087

110

Arafura Connect Pty Ltd ACN 052 051 153

0

111

ARBT Pty Limited ACN 088 639 918

0

112

Australasia IT Pty Ltd ACN 104 995 968

0

113

Australia-Japan Cable (Australia) Limited ACN 093 425 462

9 420 654

114

Bareena Holdings Pty Ltd ACN 082 465 745

1 660 011

115

BigAir Australia Pty Ltd ACN 098 572 626

87 926

116

Boeing Australia Limited ACN 006 678 119

0

117

Bright Telecommunications Pty Ltd ACN 103 173 440

269 582

118

Broadcast Engineering Services (Australia) Pty Ltd ACN 066 971 533

441 078

119

Central Coast Internet Pty Limited ACN 073 222 536

193 661

120

Chariot Limited ACN 088 377 860

12 847 691

121

Chime Communications Pty Ltd ACN 073 119 285 (formerly iiTel Pty Ltd)

43 758 932

122

Comindico Australia Pty Limited ACN 092 630 852

41 970 757

123

Coretel Communications Pty Ltd ACN 092 922 417

431 727

124

Country Energy (formerly Great Southern Energy)

1 043 140

125

Datafast Carrier Services Pty Ltd ACN 086 295 963

4 010 115

126

Digital Distribution Australia Pty Limited ACN 093 095 419 (formerly NTL Telecommunications)

16 481 693

127

Digital River Pty Ltd ACN 098 597 329

12 493

128

Eastern Wireless Pty Ltd ACN 106 669 587

1 840

129

Eftel Radio Pty Ltd (trading as Radiowan) ACN 093 759 061

6 110 865

130

Ergon Energy Telecommunications Pty Ltd ACN 106 459 465

62 690

131

Etherwave Networks Pty Ltd ACN 092 285 713

297 583

132

ETSA Utilities

7 379 191

133

Freecor International Pty Limited ACN 007 065 527

0

134

Global Dial Pty Ltd ACN 063 959 795

3 351 763

135

Highlands Internet Pty Ltd ACN 071 965 887

396 034

136

Horizon Telecommunications Pty Ltd ACN 079 236 767

0

137

Hutchison 3G Australia Pty Limited ACN 096 304 620

14 265 618

138

Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited ACN 003 677 227

142 922 418

139

I.Q.Networks Pty Limited ACN 104 297 912

44 086

140

Inmarsat Leasing (Two) Limited (England & Wales Registered Company)

6 919 490

141

Integrated Data Labs Pty Ltd ACN 076 582 280

1 519 166

142

Ipera Communications Pty Limited ACN 090 964 104

590 429

143

iWireless Pty Ltd ACN 104 269 301

3 258

144

Light Technologies Pty Ltd ACN 081 071 712

0

145

Link Innovations Pty Limited ACN 071 699 637

202 572

146

Linknet Communications NSW Pty Limited ACN 105 220 399

323 188

147

Macquarie Corporate Telecommunications Network Carrier Services Pty Ltd ACN 093 640 450

69 741 153

148

MCI WorldCom Australia Pty Limited ACN 081 001 194

207 193 442

149

Mibroadband Pty Limited ACN 080 250 371

6 765 000

150

National Power Services Pty Ltd ACN 073 613 733

431 971

151

New Skies Networks Pty Limited ACN 078 204 994

5 406 249

152

Nextgen Networks Pty Limited ACN 094 147 403

10 602 123

153

Norlink Communications Limited ACN 098 102 651

2 193 820

154

Northern Technology Holdings Pty Ltd ACN 104 365 675

146 030

155

Nowires Pty Limited ACN 103 320 583

9 217

156

OMNIconnect Pty Ltd ACN 079 282 376

855 934

157

Omninet Wireless Pty Ltd ACN 005 086 260

265 013

158

Opentec Pty Ltd ACN 056 274 269

0

159

Optus Mobile Pty Limited ACN 054 365 696

2 594 850 548

160

Optus Networks Pty Limited ACN 008 570 330

1 985 608 480

161

Optus Vision Pty Limited ACN 066 518 821

17 827 036

162

Oz Telecom Pty Ltd ACN 080 198 652

0

163

Oziplex Pty Ltd ACN 095 421 819

9 091

164

Pacific Wireless Australia Pty Ltd ACN 090 841 446

1 198 732

165

PanAmSat Asia Carrier Services Inc

10 446 353

166

Personal Broadband Australia Pty Ltd ACN 095 822 905

0

167

Pipe Networks Limited ACN 099 104 122 (formerly IX Services)

1 324 055

168

Pivotel Group Limited ACN 102 274 322 (formerly Localstar Holdings Pty Limited )

6 075 816

169

Planet Netcom Radioworx Pty Ltd ACN 097 729 854

1 306 513

170

PolyFone Pty Limited ACN 097 386 699

0

171

Port of Brisbane Corporation

211 323

172

Powercor Australia Telecommunications Pty Ltd ACN 095 420 616

3 195 532

173

PowerTel Limited ACN 001 760 103

55 105 361

174

Primus Telecommunications Pty Limited ACN 071 191 396

227 273 350

175

Quantum Multimedia Communications Pty LTD ACN 094 221 379

5 798 411

176

Quint-Essential IT Solutions Pty Ltd ACN 094 707 598

0

177

Reach Networks Australia Pty Limited ACN 095 187 723 (formerly Australian Network Company Pty Ltd)

30 679 257

178

Regional Wireless Pty Limited ACN 106 935 531

49 807

179

SCCL Australia Limited ACN 084 509 366

22 876 850

180

Skyways Internet Services Pty Ltd ACN 103 074 915

17 164

181

Soul Pattinson Telecommunications Pty Limited ACN 001 726 192

15 512 000

182

Southern Cross Telecommunications Pty Ltd ACN 089 636 724 (formerly Telecasters Communications)

2 005 996

183

Southern Phone Company Limited ACN 100 901 184

1 458 113

184

Spencer Gulf Telecasters Limited ACN 007 658 782

167 618

185

Swiftel Communications Pty Ltd ACN 090 877 008

4 342 541

186

Telstra Corporation Limited ACN 051 775 556

15 939 609 456

187

Telstra Multimedia Pty Limited ACN 069 279 072

44 915 211

188

Transact Capital Communications Pty Ltd ACN 093 966 888

24 623 086

189

Uecomm Limited ACN 079 083 195

0

190

Uecomm Operations Pty Limited ACN093 504 100

47 200 279

191

Unwired Australia Pty Limited ACN 094 107 589

464 000

192

Veridas Communications Pty Ltd ACN 101 857 318

248 626

193

Vertical Telecoms Pty Limited ACN 086 050 946

3 310 709

194

Victorian Rail Track Corporation (trading as VicTrack)

6 012 736

195

Vodafone Australia Limited ACN 056 161 043

1 241 133 248

196

WIA Networks Pty Ltd ACN 106 246 851

7 224

197

Windytide Pty Ltd ACN 068 943 546

19 766 169

198

Wobygong Pty Ltd ACN 099 880 805

31 904

199

XYZed Pty Ltd ACN 092 450 783

37 209 641

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