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TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 360S

Targets for NBN Co

  (1)   The Parliament intends that NBN Co should take all reasonable steps to ensure that the telecommunications networks that:

  (a)   are operated by NBN Co; and

  (b)   are used to supply qualifying fixed - line carriage services to customers in Australia;

are (when considered together) capable of being used to supply fixed - line carriage services, where:

  (c)   the peak download transmission speed of the carriage service is at least 50 megabits per second; and

  (d)   the peak upload transmission speed of the carriage service is at least 10 megabits per second;

to at least 90% of premises in the areas that, according to NBN Co's website, are serviced by NBN Co's fixed - line carriage services.

  (2)   The Parliament intends that NBN Co should take all reasonable steps to ensure that the telecommunications networks that:

  (a)   are operated by NBN Co; and

  (b)   are used to supply qualifying fixed - line carriage services to customers in Australia;

are (when considered together) capable of being connected to at least 92% of premises in Australia.

  (3)   In fulfilling its obligations under section   360P or 360Q, NBN Co must have regard to subsections   (1) and (2) of this section.



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