ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ACMA

Australian Communications and Media Authority

the Act

Telecommunications Act 1997

the Bill

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Fibre Deployment) Bill 2010

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

the committee

Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee

DBCDE

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

DSL

Digital Subscriber Line

the department

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

EM

Explanatory Memorandum

FTTH/ FTTP

Fibre to the Home / Fibre to the Premises

Mbps

Megabits per second

NBN

National Broadband Network

NBN Co Ltd

National Broadband Network Co Ltd

Position Paper

Proposed positions on the subordinate legislation to give effect to fibre in new developments (circulated by the Department on 16 April 2010)

USO

Universal Service Obligation