6Definitions

6 Definitions

In this instrument:

ACCC means the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Act means the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997.

carrier licence means a carrier licence to which this Determination applies, as provided by section 5.

carrier licence charge means a charge within the meaning of Part 3 of the Act.

CSPA (or Consumer Safeguards Part A) means the program of work undertaken by the ACMA to enhance analysis, transparency and reporting of telecommunications complaints data.

eligible revenue has the same meaning as in the TCPSS Act.

eligible revenue period has the same meaning as in the TCPSS Act.

exempt carrier licence means a carrier licence that was held by a carrier that was a non-participating person for the eligible revenue period that began on 1 July 2019 and ended on 30 June 2020.

MBA means the Measuring Broadband Australia program conducted by the ACCC to monitor and report on the performance of fixed line broadband services delivered over the National Broadband Network (NBN).

NBN fixed line connection means a fixed line broadband service delivered over the NBN fixed line network.

Note: The NBN fixed line network is part of the NBN but does not include a fixed wireless network or satellite access network.

non-participating person has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Participating Persons) Determination 2015.

qualifying retail carriage service provider or QRCSP has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Consumer Complaints) Record-Keeping Rules 2018.

Note: The Telecommunications (Consumer Complaints) Record-Keeping Rules 2018 are available, free of charge, on the Federal Register of Legislation: www.legislation.gov.au.

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

test segment means a class of broadband service that is tested in accordance with specified conditions under the MBA.

Note: The following expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act: