43General functions—administering universal service levy arrangements

##### 43 General functions—administering universal service levy arrangements The functions of AUSTEL include administering Part 13 in relation to assessing: (a) the liability of carriers to pay levy that the Telecommunications (Universal Service Levy) Act 1991 imposes in connection with ensuring that standard telephone services, and payphones, are reasonably accessible to all people in Australia; and (b) the entitlement of carriers to payments out of the Universal Service Fund, into which that levy is paid.