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Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 - Determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) No. 1 of 2009

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This document is essentially the bill that telecommunications companies pay for their regulator.

Under the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997, licensed carriers (such as Telstra, Optus, and TPG) must pay annual fees to fund the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)—the watchdog that oversees competition, pricing, and consumer protection in the telecom industry.

This specific determination fixes the amount that carriers must collectively cover for the 2007-08 financial year:

Amount: $10,803,739
What it covers: The ACCC's costs for performing its telecommunications functions (e.g., regulating access to networks, monitoring anti-competitive conduct, and enforcing consumer guarantees)

The ACCC Chairman has determined that this specific dollar figure represents the proportion of the Commission's total operating costs attributable to regulating the telecom sector for that year. This amount is then divided among carriers according to their market share or revenue to calculate each company's individual licence charge.

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Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 - Determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) No. 1 of 2009

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AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION & CONSUMER COMMISSION

Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997

DETERMINATION UNDER PARAGRAPH 15(1)(b) No. 1 of 2009

The AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION & CONSUMER COMMISSION (‘the ACCC’) makes this determination under paragraph 15(1)(b) of the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997 and determines that the proportion of the ACCC’s costs for the 2007-08 financial year that is attributable to the ACCC’s telecommunications functions and powers is $10,803,739.

Dated 24 February 2009

……………………

Graeme Julian Samuel

Chairman

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