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Contestable Service Obligation Determination (No. 1) 2001

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This determination opens up the market for basic phone line services to competition.

What it changes It declares that the obligation to provide standard telephone services (basic landline connections) is a "contestable service obligation" for specific geographic areas. This means:

Multiple telecom companies can now compete to provide basic phone services in these areas
The market is no longer reserved for a single provider (traditionally Telstra)

Who is affected

Telecommunications companies: Can bid to provide services in areas covered by the Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001
Households and businesses: May have more choice in who supplies their basic telephone service

Why this matters Australia has a "universal service obligation" that ensures every Australian can access a basic telephone service. This determination introduces competition into how that obligation is met, allowing companies other than the traditional provider to offer these essential services.

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Contestable Service Obligation Determination (No. 1) 2001

Commonwealth of Australia

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

Contestable Service Obligation

Determination (No. 1) 2001

I, RICHARD KENNETH ROBERT ALSTON, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, make the following Determination under subsection 11C(1) of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

Dated 11 April 2001.

RICHARD ALSTON

Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

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1 Name of Determination

This Determination may be cited as the Contestable Service Obligation Determination (No. 1) 2001.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on 1 July 2001.

3 Definition

In this Determination:

Act means the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

4 Contestable service obligation

For the purposes of section 11C of the Act, the obligation referred to in paragraph 9(1)(a) of the Act (dealing with the standard telephone service) is determined as a contestable service obligation for the universal service areas determined under the Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001.

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1 Contestable Service Obligation Determination (No. 1) 2001