Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network
Information about the Inquiry
On 25 June 2008, the Senate established the Select Committee on the National Broadband Network to inquire into and report on the Government's proposal to partner with the private sector to upgrade parts of the existing network to fibre to provide minimum broadband speeds of 12 megabits per second to 98 per cent of Australians on an open access basis; and the implications of the proposed National Broadband Network (NBN) for consumers in terms of:
i.
service availability, choice and costs,
ii. competition in telecommunications and broadband services, and
iii. likely consequences for national productivity, investment, economic growth, cost of living and social capital and other related matters.
Submissions to this inquiry officially closed on 12 September
2008; however, the Committee may consider late submissions on a
case-by-case basis.
Please call the Committee Secretary if you would like to place a late
submission.
The Committee has decided to provide an Interim Report, which will be
tabled COB 2 December 2008. The final reporting date is 30 March 2009. For further information about the inquiry visit http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/broadband_ctte/index.htm
or phone (02) 6277 3635.
Submissions become Committee documents and are made public only after a decision by the Committee. Persons making submissions must not release them without the approval of the Committee. Submissions are covered by parliamentary privilege but the unauthorised release of them is not.
Following consideration of submissions, the Committee will hold public hearings. The Committee will consider all submissions and may invite individuals and organisations to give evidence at the public hearings.
Inquiries from hearing and speech impaired people should be directed to the Parliament House TTY number (02) 6277 7799. Adobe also provides tools for the blind and visually impaired to access PDF documents. These tools are available at: http://access.adobe.com/. If you require any special arrangements in order to enable you to participate in a committee inquiry, please contact the committee secretary.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network
Department of the Senate
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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