{"id":"F2011L01401","name":"Telecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2011","slug":"telecommunications-annual-carrier-licence-charge-determination-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":125655,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L01401-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Determination","content":"1 Name of Determination\n\nThis Determination is the Telecommunications (Annual Carrier Licence Charge) Determination 2011.\n\n","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"2 Commencement\n\nThis Determination commences on the later of:\n\n(a) the day after it is registered; and\n\n(b) the day after the commencement of the Telecommunications (Specification of Costs by ACMA) Determination 2011.\n\nNote 1: All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See [http://www.frli.gov.au](http://www.frli.gov.au)\n\nNote 2: Both of these events must occur before this Determination commences.\n\n","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application","content":"3 Application\n\nThis Determination applies in relation to the imposition of carrier licence charges on carrier licences that were in force at the beginning of the 2010-2011 financial year.\n\n","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"4 Definitions\n\nIn this Determination:\n\n> ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority established by section 6 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005.\n\n> Act means the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997.\n\n> carrier licence charge means charge within the meaning of Part 3 of the Act.\n\n","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Method of ascertaining carrier licence charge","content":"5 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 2010, in relation to a carrier mentioned in an item in Schedule 1, is ascertained using the formula:\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\nwhere:\n\n> MFC (minimum fixed charge) is $281.\n\n> MCA (maximum charge amount) is $37 867 320 being the total sum of the amounts determined under subsection 15 (1) of the Act.\n\n> OTC (other telecommunications charge) is $169 389.\n\n> Note This is the amount of the ACMA’s costs for the 2009–2010 financial year that:\n\n> Note: (a) is attributable to the ACMA’s telecommunications functions and powers; and\n\n> Note: (b) has been recovered from telecommunications charges other than annual carrier licence charges.\n\n> Note: The amount of the ACMA’s costs for the 2009–2010 financial year that is attributable to the ACMA’s telecommunications functions and powers is $22 008 004 — see section 4 of the Telecommunications (Specification of Costs by ACMA) Determination 2011.\n\n> TNC (total number of carriers) is 177.\n\n> Note This is the total number of carriers mentioned in Schedule 1.\n\n> ER (eligible revenue), for the carrier, is the amount mentioned in the item in Schedule 1.\n\n> Note This amount is the carrier’s eligible revenue for the 2009–2010 financial year as assessed by the ACMA under subsection 20F (1) of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.\n\n> TER (total eligible revenue) is $28 602 308 750.\n\n> Note This amount is the sum of the eligible revenue for the 2009–2010 financial year for each carrier mentioned in Schedule 1.\n\n","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Eligible revenue for carrier","content":"Schedule 1 Eligible revenue for carrier\n\n(section 5)\n\n```html\n

Item

Name of carrier

ACN

Amount ($)

1

A.C.N. 088 889 230 Pty Ltd

088 889 230

$8,557,646

2

AAPT Limited

052 082 416

$359,875,454

3

AARNet Pty Ltd

084 540 518

$36,481,781

4

Access Wireless & Cable Pty Limited

094 923 761

$217,175

5

AccessPlus Pty Ltd

084 163 100

$1,418,684

6

Ace Internet Services Pty Ltd

071 944 959

$294,294

7

aCure Technology Pty Ltd

103 327 340

$532,776

8

Adam Internet Pty Ltd

055 495 853

$20,932,980

9

Advatel Wireless Pty Ltd

107 934 305

$109,949

10

Aeromobile AS

$24,896

11

Agile Pty Ltd

080 855 321

$63,357,030

12

Ai Tel Pty Ltd

116 247 002

$120,833

13

Allegro Networks Pty Ltd

101 425 094

$2,493,691

14

Alpha dot net Australia Pty Limited

074 289 151

$555,589

15

Amcom Pty Ltd

009 336 341

$44,314,477

16

Anittel Communications Pty Ltd

118 033 051

$1,135,536

17

Auroracom Pty Ltd

117 987 925

$3,267,563

18

Australia-Japan Cable (Australia) Limited

093 425 462

$10,212,807

19

Australian Private Networks Pty Ltd

103 009 552

$17,056,863

20

Basslink Telecoms Pty Ltd

129 550 563

$2,899,754

21

BigAir Group Limited

098 572 626

$6,409,392

22

Blitzwave Pty Ltd

112 152 324

$0

23

Blubroadband Pty Limited

122 495 158

$0

24

Bluemaxx Communications Pty Ltd

114 528 273

$2,374,937

25

Boeing Defence Australia Ltd

006 678 119

$0

26

Bottle Communications Pty. Ltd.

128 153 891

$0

27

Broadband Express Pty Ltd

010 514 164

$156,031

28

Broadband Wireless Pty Ltd

096 428 634

$1,108,875

29

Broadcast Engineering Services (Australia) Pty Ltd

066 971 533

$2,242,329

30

Business Services & Resources Pty Limited

073 226 114

$85,624

31

Central Coast Internet Pty. Limited

073 222 536

$651,333

32

Chime Communications Pty Ltd

073 119 285

$162,097,425

33

CipherTel Pty Ltd

101 635 563

$162,834

34

Cirrus Communications Pty Limited

109 931 731

$2,185,210

35

ETSA Utilities

$7,801,490

36

Clear Networks Pty Ltd

111 273 566

$1,826,862

37

Clever Communications Operations Pty. Limited

095 422 441

$6,547,368

38

ClubLINKS Telco Pty Ltd

118 286 801

$626,377

39

CNTCorp Pty. Ltd.

106 668 071

$91,592

40

Country Energy

$70,372

41

Data and Communications Victoria Pty Ltd

136 567 907

$0

42

Datafast Telecommunications Pty Ltd

086 295 963

$14,777,532

43

DCS Internet Pty Ltd

115 008 154

$1,805,568

44

Digital Distribution Australia Pty Limited

093 095 419

$28,316,414

45

Digital River Networks Pty. Ltd.

098 597 329

$1,311,081

46

Digital Technologies & Telecommunications Pty Limited

081 278 677

$130,061

47

Dragnet Internet Services Pty Ltd

073 567 781

$869,812

48

Eastern Wireless Pty. Ltd.

106 669 587

$43,693

49

Ecopost Pty Limited

073 752 137

$130,251

50

Elms Communications Pty Ltd

122 078 255

$0

51

Ergon Energy Telecommunications Pty Ltd

106 459 465

$6,976,606

52

Fiber Vision Networks Pty. Ltd.

122 300 369

$70,462

53

Fibre Optic Infrastructure Holdings Pty Ltd

112 450 058

$0

54

Fish Telecom Pty Ltd

092 285 713

$321,961

55

Flexinet Pty Ltd

112 877 488

$2,493,689

56

Freecor International Pty. Limited

007 065 527

$0

57

Gateway Networks Pty Ltd

140 539 475

$0

58

GE International Holdings Inc

$2,535,966

59

Geo Media Broadband Pty Ltd

118 705 927

$115,138

60

Golden IT Pty. Ltd.

099 165 143

$783,723

61

GoldNet Pty Ltd

127 052 493

$639,391

62

i3 Asia-Pacific Pty Ltd

132 932 926

$0

63

Index Consultancy - Australia Pty. Ltd.

085 860 966

$735,135

64

Indigo Telecom (Aust) Pty Ltd

125 636 599

$0

65

Inmarsat Leasing (Two) Limited

$53,304,793

66

Integrated Data Labs Pty Ltd

076 582 280

$1,406,843

67

Integrity Network Solutions Pty. Ltd.

092 987 669

$162,833

68

Intelligent IP Communications Pty Ltd

115 730 526

$5,070,223

69

Intelsat Asia Carrier Services Inc

$6,151,881

70

Ipera Communications Pty Limited

090 964 104

$1,230,906

71

iPSTAR Australia Pty Ltd

107 338 901

$15,861,127

72

Iridium Australia Licensee Pty Limited

136 396 855

$6,329,279

73

Ivery Holdings Pty Ltd

107 572 341

$536,023

74

Jemena Asset Management (2) Pty Ltd

073 613 733

$0

75

Kallistrate Pty. Ltd.

110 945 009

$513,912

76

Leading Edge Internet Pty Limited

096 764 617

$162,833

77

Light Technologies Pty Ltd

081 071 712

$5,159

78

Link Innovations Pty Limited

071 699 637

$1,320,031

79

Linknet Communications NSW Pty Limited

105 220 399

$588,006

80

Logic IT Solutions Pty Ltd

137 819 875

$21,486

81

Luminet Pty Ltd

131 318 646

$0

82

Mackay Computer Services Pty Ltd

065 626 824

$579,965

83

Macquarie Telecom Network Carrier Services Pty Limited

093 640 450

$93,113,171

84

McPherson Media Pty. Ltd.

004 522 785

$2,037,390

85

Megalink Australia Pty Ltd

084 000 671

$217,482

86

Michael Parnell Pty. Limited

063 981 359

$181,532

87

NBN Co Limited

136 533 741

$0

88

NBN Tasmania Limited

138 338 271

$0

89

NetWave Communications Pty Ltd

118 975 581

$83,228

90

Network Technology (Aust) Pty Ltd

096 864 836

$5,562,228

91

New Skies Satellites Australia Pty Ltd

114 962 248

$33,519,450

92

Newhome Technologies Pty Ltd

003 128 989

$106,829

93

Newsat Networks Pty Ltd

078 204 994

$5,194,998

94

Nextgen Networks Pty Limited

094 147 403

$49,279,377

95

No Wires Communication Pty Ltd

117 179 727

$0

96

Northern Technology Holdings Pty Ltd

104 365 675

$332,073

97

Nowires Pty Limited

103 320 583

$35,501

98

NURV Telecom Pty Ltd

125 922 689

$162,508

99

Nuskope Pty. Ltd.

125 849 149

$215,667

100

Ocean Broadband Ltd

110 380 820

$774,459

101

Ochre Services Pty Ltd

127 829 690

$0

102

Office des Postes et Télécommunications

$19,482,153

103

OMNIConnect Pty Ltd

079 282 376

$697,956

104

On Q Networks Pty Ltd

131 879 975

$0

105

OnAir Switzerland Sarl

$3,243,204

106

OPENetworks Pty Ltd

118 525 821

$4,811

107

Opticomm Co Pty Ltd

117 414 776

$41,895

108

Optus Mobile Pty Limited

054 365 696

$4,193,583,285

109

Optus Networks Pty Limited

008 570 330

$1,640,170,845

110

Optus Vision Pty Limited

066 518 821

$4,947,254

111

Orion Satellite Systems Pty Limited

103 918 832

$2,931,026

112

Ossini Pty Ltd

100 584 656

$84,918

113

Oziplex Pty Ltd

095 421 819

$0

114

Pacific Wireless Australia Pty. Ltd.

090 841 446

$2,634,756

115

Pactel International Pty Ltd

105 681 589

$3,547,804

116

Pipe International (Australia) Pty Ltd

123 898 215

$36,842,693

117

PIPE Networks Pty Limited

099 104 122

$46,285,353

118

Pivit Pty Ltd

109 578 752

$2,272,912

119

Pivotel Group Pty Limited

102 274 322

$21,772,983

120

Port of Brisbane Corporation

$233,689

121

Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd

143 384 749

$0

122

PowerTel Limited

001 760 103

$107,267,977

123

Primus Telecommunications Pty Limited

071 191 396

$122,784,338

124

Project Eclectic R & D (SA) Pty Ltd

089 968 918

$70,970

125

Puddlenet Pty Ltd

114 619 975

$12,407

126

QEStel Pty Ltd

136 372 060

$0

127

Quantum Multimedia Communications Pty Ltd

094 221 379

$4,653,808

128

Radcomp Pty Ltd

117 279 348

$134,012

129

Rail Corporation New South Wales

$618,768

130

Reach Networks Australia Pty Limited

095 187 723

$4,545,595

131

RP 25 Pty Ltd

108 218 328

$0

132

Satellite and Wireless Pty Ltd

103 881 303

$162,833

133

SCCL Australia Limited

084 509 366

$12,238,028

134

Select Communications (Australia) Pty Ltd

135 742 219

$0

135

Silk Telecom (WA) Pty Ltd

103 173 440

$922,714

136

Silk Telecom Pty Ltd

095 420 616

$16,354,030

137

SkyMesh Pty Ltd

113 609 439

$2,866,528

138

Snork Pty Ltd

142 381 771

$645

139

Soul Pattinson Telecommunications Pty Limited

001 726 192

$228,814,804

140

Southern Cross Telecommunications Pty Ltd.

089 636 724

$3,879,372

141

Spartan Information Technology Pty. Ltd.

127 980 018

$26,223

142

Spencer Gulf Telecasters Pty Limited

007 658 782

$126,179

143

Splash Internet Pty. Ltd.

140 938 307

$9,987

144

Syncaccess Group Pty. Limited

133 372 415

$0

145

Tampnet Oceania Pty Ltd

142 201 009

$0

146

Tas Communications Pty Ltd

101 787 508

$278,633

147

Tasmanet Pty. Ltd.

111 240 978

$434,812

148

Techsus Pty Ltd

108 979 031

$196,385

149

Telecommunications Integration Services Pty Ltd

125 517 553

$0

150

Telstra Corporation Limited

051 775 556

$17,214,902,665

151

Telstra Multimedia Pty Limited

069 279 072

$360,886,410

152

Tower Computer Aid Pty. Ltd.

094 621 815

$162,451

153

TransACT Capital Communications Pty Ltd

093 966 888

$56,059,259

154

Uecomm Operations Pty Limited

093 504 100

$0

155

Uecomm Pty Limited

079 083 195

$167,310,489

156

Universal Communications Group Pty Ltd

131 591 636

$31,117

157

Unwired Australia Pty Limited

094 107 589

$143,280

158

Verizon Australia Pty Limited

081 001 194

$88,165,188

159

VERNet Pty Ltd

112 005 302

$5,047,004

160

Vertical Telecoms Pty Limited

086 050 946

$5,345,150

161

Victorian Rail Track Corporation

$19,906,968

162

Victorian Urban Development Authority

$0

163

VIVIDWIRELESS Pty Ltd

137 696 461

$20,620,564

164

Vodafone Australia Pty Limited

056 161 043

$743,526,770

165

Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Limited

096 304 620

$2,263,287,228

166

Wackado Communications Pty Ltd

113 555 267

$42,469

167

Western Australian Internet Association (Inc.)

$421,134

168

Wideband Networks Pty Ltd

097 649 851

$11,880,981

169

Widelinx Pty. Ltd.

113 136 824

$121,807

170

Wimax Telecom Pty. Ltd.

118 546 535

$0

171

Winderee Investments Pty Ltd

001 319 642

$144,341

172

Windytide Pty. Ltd.

068 943 546

$33,299,969

173

Wireless Broadband Engineering Pty Limited

119 765 810

$702,715

174

Wobygong Pty Ltd

099 880 805

$0

175

World Without Wires Pty Ltd

108 833 781

$194,949

176

XYZed Pty Ltd

092 450 783

$10,344,385

177

YLESS4U Pty Ltd

110 836 425

$169,367

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