Declaration of anchor and direct fibre access services under the Telecommunications Act 2001

About the consultation

The Telecommunications Act 2001 (the Act) was amended in November 2018 to create a new framework for the regulation of wholesale fibre services to address the major growth in fibre network services. As part of this new regulatory framework, certain regulations need to be made to identify:

• the anchor services (section 227 of the Telecommunications Act 2001); and
• the direct fibre access services (section 228 of the Telecommunications Act 2001).

We are consulting on the exposure draft regulations to address section 227 and 228 and a discussion document that explains how the regulations work and sets out questions for submitters.

Release of information

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• indicate this on the front of the submission, with any confidential information clearly marked within the text; and
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Private information

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