Australian incumbent Telstra has said it lodged its third revised structural separation undertaking (SSU) with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
If approved, this latest revised plan will allow the company to take part in the…
Australian incumbent Telstra has said it lodged its third revised structural separation undertaking (SSU) with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
If approved, this latest revised plan will allow the company to take part in the country’s national broadband network (NBN) plan.
In a statement on 23 February, Telstra CEO David Thodey said the SSU is the result of several rounds of public consultation. He added that the regulator had already publicly indicated that Telstra adequately responded to the issues raised.
“The changes made to the revised SSU lodged in December 2011 include clarification on the operation of the overarching equivalence commitment, and how wholesale customers access reference prices for regulated services,” the statement read.
In early December, Telstra had already submitted a revised SSU after the ACCC became concerned about the incumbent’s “proposed interim equivalence and transparency measures”.
The mobile operator first presented its separation plan in July and has revised it three times since.
Under a A$11bn (US$11.7bn) deal signed last year between Telstra and NBN Co, the PPP responsible for the NBN project, the incumbent agreed to separate itself in order to limit competition issues.
The agreement will see NBN Co taking over Telstra’s customer services on its copper and television networks. Telstra will also lease infrastructure.
The ACCC said on its website that it expects to make a final decision on the SSU shortly.
