|
ABG
|
Australian Broadband Guarantee
|
|
ACCC
|
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
|
|
ACMA
|
Australian Communications and Media Authority
|
|
ADSL
|
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
|
|
ADSL2
|
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line version 2
|
|
ADSL2+
|
Extended Bandwidth ADSL2
|
|
AMPS
|
Advanced Mobile Phone System
|
|
BAF
|
Building Australia Fund
|
|
BCA
|
Business Council of Australia
|
|
BSL
|
Broadband Service Locator
|
|
CAN
|
Customer Access Network
|
|
CCC
|
Competitive Carriers Coalition
|
|
CCF
|
Cross Connect Facility
|
|
CEG
|
Communications Expert Group
|
|
COAG
|
Council of Australian Governments
|
|
CSG:
|
Customer Service Guarantee
|
|
DBCDE
|
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital
Economy
|
|
DCITA
|
Department of Communications, Information Technology and
the Arts
|
|
DOCSIS
|
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
|
|
DSL
|
Digital Subscriber Line
|
|
DSLAM
|
Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
|
|
EFA
|
Electronic Frontiers Australia
|
|
EOI
|
Expression of Interest
|
|
ESA
|
Exchange Serving Area
|
|
FTTH
|
Fibre-to-the-Home
|
|
FTTN
|
Fibre-to-the-Node
|
|
FTTP
|
Fibre-to-the-Premise
|
|
HiBIS
|
Higher Bandwidth Incentive Scheme
|
|
HFC
|
Hybrid Fibre Coaxial
|
|
HSPA
|
High Speed Packet Access
|
|
ICAAN
|
Internet Corporation for assigned Names and Numbers
|
|
ICT
|
Information and communications technology
|
|
ISDN
|
Integrated Services Digital Network or Isolated Subscriber
Digital Network
|
|
IP
|
Internet Protocol
|
|
IPA
|
Infrastructure Partnerships Australia
|
|
IPTV
|
Internet Protocol Television
|
|
IRCA
|
Indigenous Remote Communications Australia
|
|
ISP
|
Internet Service Provider
|
|
LTE
|
Long Term Evolution
|
|
LTIE
|
Long-term interests of end-users
|
|
MB
|
Megabyte – a million bytes; one byte is a unit of binary
information comprising 8 bits.
|
|
Mbps
|
Megabit per second – a million bits per second
|
|
MHz
|
Megahertz
|
|
NBN
|
National Broadband Network
|
|
NGN
|
Next Generation Network
|
|
OAN
|
Open Access Network
|
|
OECD
|
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
|
|
OPEL
|
Optus and Elders Communication
|
|
POP
|
Point of Presence
|
|
POTS
|
Plain Old telephone Service
|
|
P2P
|
Point to Point or Peer to Peer
|
|
PSTN
|
Public Switched Telephone Network
|
|
RFP
|
Request for Proposal
|
|
RIM
|
Remote Integrated Multiplexer
|
|
RSP
|
Retail Service Provider
|
|
RTIRC
|
Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee
|
|
SA
|
South Australia
|
|
SAU
|
Special Access Undertaking
|
|
SMEs
|
Small and medium sized enterprises
|
|
STD
|
Subscriber Trunk Dialling
|
|
STS
|
Standard Telephone Service
|
|
The department
|
The Department of Broadband, Communications and the
Digital Economy
|
|
The Panel
|
The Panel of Experts
|
|
TIO
|
Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman
|
|
TPA
|
Trade Practices Act 1974
|
|
ULLS
|
Unconditioned/Unbundled Local Loop Service
|
|
USO
|
Universal Service Obligation
|
|
VDSL
|
Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line
|
|
VoIP
|
Voice-over-Internet Protocol
|
|
WA
|
Western Australia
|
|
WA CCI
|
Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
|
|
WA DOIR
|
Western Australia Department of Industry and Resources
|
|
WiMAX
|
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
|