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Telstra has moved to force SingTel Optus to invest in its lazy and under-utilised cable network by seeking an exemption from providing access to Telstra's networks in the same areas where SingTel Optus has its own cable network. Telstra has enlisted the support of a leading UK economist, Prof Martin Cave, in its application for the exemption. Prof Cave was one of the first t o put forward the "ladder of investment" theory, which has ostensibly been used by the ACCC to justify how it regulates access to Telstra's network.
Read more: Applying the ladder of investment in Australia, by Martin Cave (PDF - 87.1KB)
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This preliminary report was prepared for Telstra by independent researchers Econtech Pty Ltd. The preliminary results are part of an ongoing study to measure the impact the Next G™ network has on business productivity. The results reflect the experience of 26 Australian companies across 15 industries to obtain indicative estimates of the productivity gains. On average the businesses interviewed received a 9.3 per cent increase in business productivity.
In its submission to the USO Review, Telstra has strongly supported the policy commitment to the USO, but said the USO is under funded. The USO ensures all Australians reasonable access to a standard telephone service wherever they live or carry on a business. It is a fundamental right that is too important not to be properly funded. However, the true cost of the USO has never been adequately determined or recognised, and as a result, the costs can't be properly recovered. The last time an attempt was made to derive the real cost of the USO was in 1998 when the ACA estimated it was $548 million. However the funding available for the USO is set by a Ministerial determination - at just $145 million for the current financial year. In addition to their contribution to the drastically under-funded levy, Telstra's shareholders pay the difference between the levy and the true cost
This Telstra submission was prepared in response to the ACCC's discussion paper: "Unconditioned Local Loop Service - An ACCC Discussion Paper examining possible variation of the service declaration for the unconditioned local loop service", in which the ACCC seeks comment on a request advanced by Singtel Optus and the G9 consortium to change the service description of the unconditioned local loop service (ULLS) to allow for extended sub-loop unbundling. This submission sets out Telstra's response to this proposal and highlights a number of major flaws.