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Communications Infrastructure and Services Availability in Australia

Media release

  • MR 157/2008 - ACMA and ACCC release joint report on communications infrastructure and services
  • MR 71/2007 - ACMA and ACCC release joint report on communications infrastructure and services availability

 

 

Communications Infrastructure and Services Availability Report  2007-08

The Communications Infrastructure and Services Availability Report 2008 is a joint report issued by ACMA and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The report (PDF [1.4 mb] or Word [2.94 mb]) provides an update to the Communications Infrastructure and Services Availability in Australia 2006-07 report.

This is the second annual joint report issued by ACMA and the ACCC. The report is issued as part of a program of cooperation to minimise overlap in industry information collection and reporting between the two agencies. The report provides an overview of infrastructure and service availability of broadband, fixed voice, mobile voice and mobile data across Australia in residential and small business retail markets.

Communications Infrastructure and Services Availability Report 2006-07

The Communications Infrastructure and Services Availability Report 2006-07 (available below) is a joint report issued by ACMA and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The report provides an update to ACMA’s Communications Services Availability in Australia 2005-06 report and the ACCC’s Telecommunications Infrastructure in Australia 2004.

ACMA and the ACCC have issued a joint report as part of a program of cooperation to minimise overlap in information collection and reporting between the two agencies. The report provides an overview of infrastructure and service availability for internet, fixed voice, mobile voice, mobile data, television and radio broadcasting services.

Word PDF
Entire Report 2.7 mb 3.1 mb
Introduction 87 kb 3.1 mb
Chapter 1 - Broadband services 739 kb 776 kb
Chapter 2 - Mobile voice and data services 580 kb 575 kb
Chapter 3 - Fixed voice services 314 kb 572 kb
Chapter 4 - Broadcast services 739 kb 776  kb
Appendixes and Glossary 115 kb 128 kb

Availability Maps

Maps Word PDF
Availability of ADSL services (includes ADSL and ADSL2+ services), 31 January 2007 229 kb 912 kb
Availability of ADSL2+ services, 31 January 2007 189 kb 744 kb
HiBIS and Broadband Connect-subsidised wireless broadband services, 31 January 2007  (includes actual and planned coverage) 162 kb 569 kb
HiBIS and Broadband Connect-subsidised ADSL enabled exchanges, 31 January 2007 139 kb 499 kb
Combined GSM mobile coverage (Optus, Telstra, Vodafone), 30 June 2006 158 kb 550 kb
Telstra CDMA coverage, 30 June 2006 175 kb 640 kb
3G mobile coverage, 30 June 2006 and expected coverage of Telstra 3G services prior to  CDMA network closure 258 kb 977 kb
Extended Zones 139 kb 532 kb
Telstra payphone locations 167 kb 655 kb
Commercial television services in Australia by licence area, January 2007 512 kb 1.3 mb
Commercial radio services in Australia by licence area, January 2007 423 kb 1.1 mb

 

 

Last update: 20 August 2012 18:18