{"id":"F2009L01176","name":"Trade Practices Act 1974 - Determination under section 152AQA - Pricing Principles for the Domestic Mobile Terminating Access Service","slug":"trade-practices-act-1974-determination-under-section-152aqa-pricing-principles-for-the-domestic-mobi","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":122028,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L01176-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Pricing Principles Determination","sectionType":"part","heading":"Pricing Principles Determination","content":"# Pricing Principles Determination\n\nTRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974\n\nSection 152AQA\n\nPricing Principles for the Domestic Mobile Terminating Access Service\n\nThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the Commission) determines, pursuant to section 152AQA of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (the Act), that the pricing principles specified in Schedule 1 and indicative prices specified in Schedule 2 are to apply to the Mobile Terminating Access Service (MTAS) declared by the Commission under section 152AL of the Act.\n\nThis Determination commences on the day it is made.\n\nThis Determination replaces any earlier Pricing Principles determinations for the Domestic Mobile Terminating Access Service.\n\nNote: for the effect of this determination, see subsection 152AQA(6) of the Act. The Commission may have regard to earlier Pricing Principles determinations under subsection 152CR(2).\n\nMade by the Australian Competition\n\nand Consumer Commission on\n\n18 March 2009\n\nGraeme Samuel\n\nChairman\n\n  \nSchedule 1 — PRICING PRINCIPLES\n\nThe ACCC’s pricing principles for the MTAS are:\n\n-   cost–based pricing principles should be adopted in determining indicative prices for the MTAS\n-   a total service long run incremental cost framework (TSLRIC+) is an appropriate pricing methodology in informing the ACCC of the efficient cost of supplying the MTAS.\n\nSchedule 2 — INDICATIVE PRICES\n\nThe indicative price for MTAS for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011 is:\n\n| Time period                       | Indicative price |\n| --------------------------------- | ---------------- |\n| 1 January 2009 – 31 December 2011 | 9 cpm            |\n|                                   |                  |\n\nNote: The application of this indicative price beyond 30 June 2009 is subject to the MTAS being declared beyond that date.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1436},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination remains precisely targeted at its original purpose: establishing cost-based pricing principles and specific indicative prices for the Mobile Terminating Access Service under the telecommunications access regime in Part XIC of the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Technical economic methodology (TSLRIC+) requires specialist financial expertise to apply","Minimal cross-referencing and only 2 short schedules limit structural complexity","Single service focus (MTAS only) avoids multi-industry complexity","Clear tabular pricing structure with fixed numerical rates"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets the rules for what mobile phone companies can charge each other when a call from one network connects to a mobile phone on a different network.\n\nWhen you call a friend who uses a different mobile carrier, your phone company must pay the friend's company to complete (\"terminate\") that call on their network. This is called the **Mobile Terminating Access Service (MTAS)**.\n\nThe ACCC decided that:\n*   **Prices must reflect actual costs** — carriers cannot charge inflated rates\n*   **Specific calculation method** — prices must use a cost model called **TSLRIC+** (an economic formula estimating the long-term cost of building and running an efficient mobile network)\n*   **Price limit** — From 2009 to 2011, the maximum charge is **9 cents per minute**\n\nThis prevents larger phone companies from overcharging smaller competitors for connecting calls, which helps keep mobile call prices lower for consumers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-determination-under-section-152aqa-pricing-principles-for-the-domestic-mobi","history":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-determination-under-section-152aqa-pricing-principles-for-the-domestic-mobi/history","analysis":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-determination-under-section-152aqa-pricing-principles-for-the-domestic-mobi/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-determination-under-section-152aqa-pricing-principles-for-the-domestic-mobi/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-determination-under-section-152aqa-pricing-principles-for-the-domestic-mobi/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/trade-practices-act-1974-determination-under-section-152aqa-pricing-principles-for-the-domestic-mobi/documents"}}