Telstra Carrier Charges—Price Control Arrangements, Notification and Disallowance Determination No. 1 of 2005
19ABasic line rental services
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19A Basic line rental services
(1) Telstra must offer basic line rental services to residential and charity customers, in non‑metropolitan areas, at the same or a lower price and on the same price‑related terms as it offers to residential and charity customers in metropolitan areas. (2) Telstra must offer basic line rental services to business customers, in non‑metropolitan areas, at the same or a lower price and on the same price‑related terms as it offers to business customers in metropolitan areas. (3) Telstra must offer basic line rental services within a bundle in all non‑metropolitan areas at the same or a lower price and on the same price‑related terms as it offers basic line rental services in a comparable bundle in metropolitan areas. (4) In this clause:
metropolitan area means the inter‑carrier charge area for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth or Adelaide.
non‑metropolitan area means any area of Australia other than a metropolitan area.
price‑related terms means terms relating to price or a method of ascertaining price.