Trade Practices Act 1974 Determination under section 152AQA Pricing Principles for the Unconditioned Local Loop Service Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 1) (Cth)

Pricing Principles for the Unconditioned Local Loop Service Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 1)

Trade Practices Act 1974

The AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION makes this Determination under section 152AQA of the Trade Practices Act 1974.

Dated 16 June 2008

Graeme Samuel

Chairman

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

1          Name of Determination

This Determination is the Pricing Principles for the Unconditioned Local Loop Service Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 1).

2          Commencement

This Determination commences on the day it is made.

3          Amendment of Pricing Principles for the Unconditioned Local Loop Service

Schedule 1 amends the Pricing Principles for the Unconditioned Local Loop Service dated 21 November 2007.

Schedule 1        Amendments

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[1]          Paragraph 1

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the Commission) determines, pursuant to section 152AQA of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (the Act), that the pricing principles specified in Schedule 1 are to apply to the Unconditioned Local Loop Service (ULLS) declared by the Commission under section 152AL of the Act.

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the Commission) determines, pursuant to section 152AQA of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (the Act), that the pricing principles specified in Schedule 1 and indicative prices specified in Schedule 2 are to apply to the Unconditioned Local Loop Service (ULLS) declared by the Commission under section 152AL of the Act.

[2]          Schedule 1

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The heading "Schedule 1"

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A new heading "Schedule 1 – PRICING PRINCIPLES"

[3]          After Schedule 1

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Schedule 2 – INDICATIVE PRICES

1.         The indicative prices for ULLS monthly charges on a per service per month basis for Band 1, 2 and 3 for the period to 31 July 2009 are:

ULLS Monthly Charges

Band	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
1	$    5.60	$    6.00	$    6.20	$    6.60
2	$   12.30	$   13.70	$   14.30	$   16.00
3	$   25.00	$   27.30	$   28.50	$   31.30

No indicative price is set for Band 4.

2.         The indicative prices for ULLS Single Connection Charges (including in-use ULLS and transfer ULLS connections) for the period 1 July 2008 to 31 July 2009 are:

ULLS Single Connection Charges

Band	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
1	$    38.10	$   38.10	$    44.00	$   50.10	$    50.40
2	$    43.10	$   43.10	$    47.80	$   52.80	$    53.10
3	$    51.50	$   51.50	$    54.10	$   57.40	$    57.70

No indicative price is set for the ULLS in Band 4.

3.         The indicative prices for ULLS Managed Network Migration (MNM) Connection Charges for the period to 31 July 2009 are:

ULLS MNM Connection Charges

(a)        For the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008:

Component	Charge
– Fixed amount	$ 135.60 (per MNM)
– Variable amount	+ $ 24.90 (per connection)

(b)        For the period from1 July 2008 to 31 July 2009:

Component	Charge
– Fixed amount	$ 138.00 (per MNM)
– Variable amount	+ $ 25.00 (per connection)

ULLS Cancellation charges

4.         The ACCC’s final indicative price for cancellations of individual services where pre-jumpering has occurred is $20 per service and $138.00 per MNM (2008-09 fixed cost for the MNM) where the migration is completely cancelled.

ULLS Call Diversion Charges

5.         The indicative prices for the initial connection/activation of ULLS call diversion are $9.20 for the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 and $9.30 for the period 1 July 2008 to 31 July 2009. 

6.         The indicative price for the monthly charge of ULLS call diversion is pro rata $12.50 per month per service for the period to 31 July 2009.