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Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) |
Category: | Legislation | |
Binomial Name: | Australian Commonwealth Government | |
Sub Category: | Legislation |
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State/Country: | Australia |
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URL: | http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/ | |
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The Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) regulates the service provision to consumers by telecommunications carriers. The objects of the Act include the provision of a regulatory framework which promotes the long-term interests of the users of carriage services and the efficiency and international competitiveness of the Australian telecommunications industry. The Act seeks to ensure that standard telephone services are reasonably accessible to all people in Australia on an equitable basis. |