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Chair |
Mr Robert Oakeshott MP |
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Deputy Chair |
Mrs Yvette D’Ath MP |
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Members |
Mr Paul Fletcher MP |
Senator Simon Birmingham |
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Mr Luke Hartsuyker MP |
Senator Carol Brown |
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Mr Ed Husic MP |
Senator Doug Cameron |
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Hon Sussan Ley MP |
Senator Mary Jo Fisher |
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Ms Amanda Rishworth MP (from 21.11. 2011) |
Senator Scott Ludlam |
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Ms Michelle Rowland MP (until 21.11.2011) |
Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald |
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Mr Mike Symon MP |
Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens |
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Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP |
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Senator the Hon Eric Abetz |
Senator Steve Hutchins (from 24.3.2011 until 30.6.2011) |
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Senator Judith Adams |
Senator the Hon David Johnston |
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Senator Chris Back |
Senator Barnaby Joyce |
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Senator Guy Barnett (until 30.6.2011) |
Senator Helen Kroger |
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Senator Cory Bernardi |
Senator Gavin Marshall (from 24.3.2011) |
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Senator Catryna Bilyk (from 24.3.2011) |
Senator the Hon Brett Mason |
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Senator Mark Bishop (from 24.3.2011) |
Senator Anne McEwan (from 24.3.2011) |
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Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell |
Senator Julian McGauran (until 30.6.2011) |
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Senator Sue Boyce |
Senator the Hon Nick Minchin (until 30.6.2011) |
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Senator the Hon George Brandis SC |
Senator Claire Moore (from 24.3.2011) |
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Senator David Bushby |
Senator Fiona Nash |
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Senator Michaelia Cash |
Mr Paul Neville MP (from 10.5.2011) |
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Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck |
Senator Kerry O’Brien (from 24.3.2011 until 30.6.2011) |
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Senator the Hon Helen Coonan (until 22.8.2011) |
Senator Stephen Parry |
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Senator Mathias Cormann |
Senator Marise Payne |
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Senator Trish Crossin (from 24.3.2011) |
Senator Helen Polley (from 24.3.2011) |
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Senator Alan Eggleston |
Senator Louise Pratt (from 24.3.2011) |
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Senator the Hon John Faulkner (from 24.3.2011) |
Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson |
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Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson (until 30.6.2011) |
Senator Scott Ryan |
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Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells |
Hon Bruce Scott MP (from 26.5.2011) |
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Senator Mitch Fifield |
Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion |
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Senator Michael Forshaw (from 24.3.2011 until 30.6.2011) |
Senator Glenn Sterle (from 24.3.2011) |
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Senator Mark Furner (from 24.3.2011) |
Senator the Hon Judith Troeth (until 30.6.2011) |
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Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan |
Senator Russell Trood (until 30.6.2011) |
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Senator Gary Humphries |
Senator John Williams |
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Senator Annette Hurley (from 24.3.2011 until 30.6.2011) |
Senator Dana Wortley (from 24.3.2011 until 30.6.2011) |
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Senator Nick Xenophon |
Committee Secretary |
Mr Peter Stephens |
Inquiry Secretary |
Ms Stephanie Mikac |
Senior Research Officer |
Mr Patrick Regan |
Research Officer |
Ms Lauren Wilson |
Administrative Assistant |
Miss Kane Moir |
The resolution of appointment establishing the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network was passed by the House of Representatives on 1 March 2011 and by the Senate on 3 March 2011 and provides:
(1) That a Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network be appointed to inquire into and report on the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN);
(2) That every six months, commencing 31 August 2011, until the NBN is complete and operational, the committee provide progress reports to both Houses of Parliament and to shareholder Ministers on:
(a) The rollout of the NBN, including in relation to the Government’s objective for NBN Co Limited (NBN Co) to:
(i) connect 93 per cent of Australian homes, schools and businesses with fibre-to-the premises technology providing broadband speeds of up to 100 megabits per second, with a minimum fibre coverage obligation of 90 per cent of Australian premises; and
(ii) service all remaining premises by a combination of next-generation fixed wireless and satellite technologies providing peak speeds of at least 12 megabits per second;
(b) The achievement of take-up targets (including premises passed and covered and services activated) as set out in NBN Co’s Corporate Plan released on 20 December 2010 as revised from time to time;
(c) Network rollout performance including service levels and faults;
(d) The effectiveness of NBN Co in meeting its obligations as set out in its Stakeholder Charter;
(e) NBN Co’s strategy for engaging with consumers and handling complaints;
(f) NBN Co’s risk management processes; and
(g) Any other matter pertaining to the NBN rollout that the committee considers relevant.
ABS |
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
ACCAN |
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network |
ACCC |
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
ACMA |
Australian Communications and Media Authority |
ADSL |
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
APCG |
Asia Pacific Consulting Group |
AustPost |
Australia Post |
AVC |
Access Virtual Circuit |
BHC Council |
Broken Hill City Council |
BOT |
Build-Operate-Transfer |
CCS Act |
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Act 2011 (Cth) |
CD Shire |
Central Darling Shire |
CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
CP |
Conditions Precedent |
CVC |
Connectivity Virtual Circuit |
DBCDE |
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy |
EPOS |
Electronic Point of Sale |
FAN |
Fibre Access Node |
FHA |
Financial Heads of Agreement |
FRA |
Fixed Radio Access |
FTTN |
Fibre-to-the-Node |
FTTP |
Fibre-to-the-Premise |
FWLDHB |
Far West Local District Health Board |
GB |
Gigabyte |
GBE |
Government Business Enterprise |
HFC |
Hybrid Fibre Coaxial |
ICT |
Information Communication Technology |
IID |
Implementation and Interpretation Deed |
IPND |
Integrated Public Number Database |
ISS |
Interim Satellite Service |
IT |
Information Technology |
JCNBN |
Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network |
KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
LPO |
Licensed Post Office |
LTSS |
Long Term Satellite Service |
Mbps |
Megabits per second |
NBN |
National Broadband Network |
NBN Co |
NBN Co Limited |
NT |
Northern Territory |
NSW |
New South Wales |
PC |
Productivity Commission |
PIM |
Public Information on Migration |
POAAL |
Post Office Agents Association Limited |
POI |
Point of Interconnect |
PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network |
RFD |
Retraining Funding Deed |
RDAFW |
Regional Development Australia Far West |
RFDS |
Royal Flying Doctor Service |
RoA |
Resolution of Appointment |
RSP |
Retail Service Provider |
SAU |
Special Access Undertaking |
SFAA |
Standard Form of Access Agreement |
SoE |
Statement of Expectations |
SOTA |
School of the Air |
SSU |
Structural Separation Undertaking |
TLA Act |
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Act 2010 (Cth) |
TLA Bill |
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill |
TUSMA |
Telecommunication Universal Service Management Authority |
TUSMA Bill |
Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Bill 2011 |
UDRH |
University of Sydney Department of Rural Health |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
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Universal Service Reform Bill |
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Service Reform) Bill 2011 |
USO |
Universal Service Obligations |
USP |
Universal Service Provider |
VoIP |
Voice over Internet Protocol |
WBA |
Wholesale Broadband Agreement |
The committee recommends that where possible tables and graphs be used in the Government’s Six Monthly National Broadband Rollout Performance Report to enable information to be compared across years.
The committee recommends that the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy review its existing clearance processes for providing answers to questions on notice with the aim of providing answers to questions taken on notice where possible on the notified due date or within a reasonable timeframe thereafter.
The committee recommends that, as a matter of urgency, the NBN Co formalise and publicise its policy for the provision of costing extensions to its planned National Broadband Network fibre footprint, especially for regional and remote Australia.
The committee recommends that NBN Co:
Þ details of the progress of its consultation plans;
Þ issues raised; and
Þ numbers of participants.
The committee recommends that the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and the NBN Co:
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