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Telecommunications Submission overload! Government calls another round, on NBN legislation
Telecommunications Submission overload! Government calls another round, on NBN legislation | Submission overload! Government calls another round, on NBN legislation |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Friday, 03 July 2009 | |
  
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"The Government is currently considering submissions already received on its discussion paper, Regulatory Reform for 21st Century Broadband, including options for reforming the existing telecommunications competition and consumer framework while the National Broadband Network is rolled out. "Regulatory Reform for 21st Century Broadband also included a policy framework for the regulation of the National Broadband Network company and its access regime. The Government is now inviting all interested parties to put forward their views on the detailed implementation of that framework...I invite interested parties to provide their views on the legislation covering the access regime for the National Broadband Network and governing the operations, ownership and control of the National Broadband Network company." He's right the discussion paper did specifically exclude from its solicitation of inputs views on the regulatory and legislative underpinnings of the NBN, saying "Against [the] background...of the Government's National Broadband Network initiative, the Government is now requesting input from interested stakeholders on the regulatory reform options it is considering, as set out in this discussion paper, or other feasible alternatives. The following chapters are the focus for consultation in this process: chapter 3 - opportunities for reform of the telecommunications competition framework, and chapter 4 - opportunities for reform of existing consumer safeguards in the telecommunications sector." Chapter 2 was devoted the NBN. It never mentioned any 'framework'; it was headed: "Regulatory environment for the National Broadband Network and the roll-out of fibre," but it did say, "The Government is not (my emphasis) seeking feedback on the changes outlined in this chapter as part of this process. They have been included to inform consideration of the options for change during the transition to the National Broadband Network environment as set out in Chapters 3 and 4. The Government intends to consult separately on these measures with interested parties before legislation is introduced into Parliament." So there you have the genesis of this latest call for industry input.
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