ACCC begins monitoring internet interconnection.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-29 March 2005-ACCC: ACCC begins monitoring internet interconnection(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:29032005 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today issued a record keeping rule (RKR) and a disclosure direction to 20 leading ISPs as part of a three year monitoring regime of the internet industry.

The monitoring program is aimed at identifying how interconnection of internet networks works in practice, and what effects that has on the markets that rely on interconnection. Internet interconnection allows customers - business, residential or others - that are connected to one internet network to send and receive emails, access websites and exchange information with users connected to other internet networks. Internet...