ACCC reduces regulation of DDAS and ISDN services.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-16 June 2005-ACCC: ACCC reduces regulation of DDAS and ISDN services(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:16062005 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today issued its final decision announcing the removal of regulation of the existing Digital Data Access (DDAS) and ISDN service declarations in city areas.

This means the declaration of DDAS and ISDN services in CBD and metropolitan areas of capital cities will be removed by 30 June 2006, to provide a sufficient period for existing access seekers to migrate to alternative services in capital cities. In relation to regional areas, however, the lack of competition for the provision of data services means that the existing declarations should remain in force for the foreseeable...