High Court Unanimously Supports Validity Of The Telecommunications Access Regime.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-6 March 2008-ACCC: High Court Unanimously Supports Validity Of The Telecommunications Access Regime(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today welcomed a unanimous decision by the Justices of the High Court of Australia to confirm the constitutional validity of Part XIC of the Trade Practices Act 1974, and specifically its application to the Unconditioned Local Loop Service (ULLS) and Line Sharing Service (LSS).

The High Court has confirmed that Telstra's ownership of the public telephone network has always been subject to the rights of its competitors to gain access to and use its network for the ultimate benefit of customers. Accordingly, the access regime does...