PROJECTS
Expert Evidence on Fixed Line Access Determinations, Australia
The problem
Telstra’s exemption from regulations setting prices at which it must offer competitors fixed line services for them to resell (provided there was competition in supply of those services) was under threat. Telstra’s competitors were arguing that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) should reinstate these requirements. Telstra—Australia’s largest telecommunications company—worried that this would damage its competitive and commercial position.
How we helped
Castalia’s Alexander Sundakov provided expert testimony showing that the exemption Telstra had been granted was sound as a matter of economic principle and did not harm either customers or competitors. These findings were supported by financial modelling showing that access prices charged by Telstra were consistent with prices expected in competitive markets and did not create monopoly rents.
Impact
Despite the evidence we supplied, the ACCC ruled that regulation should be reinstated, primarily because it considered that the rollout of a government-funded National Broadband Network was chilling competitive investment in copper fixed-line services.
The client
Our team
How can we help you?
How can we help you?
WASHINGTON, DC
+1 (202) 466-6790
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1200
United States of America
SYDNEY
+61 (2) 9231 6862
Suite 19.01, Level 19, 227 Elizabeth Street
Australia
AUCKLAND
+64 (4) 913 2800
Sinclair House, 3 Glenside Crescent
New Zealand
WELLINGTON
+64 (4) 913 2800
Level 2, 88 The Terrace
New Zealand
PARIS
+33 (0)1 85 64 10 22
3B Rue Taylor
France
BOGOTÁ
+57 (1) 508 5794
Calle 81 #11-08, Piso 5, Oficina 5-121
Colombia
Thinking for a better world.
WASHINGTON, DC
+1 (202) 466-6790
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1200
United States of America
SYDNEY
+61 (2) 9231 6862
Suite 19.01, Level 19, 227 Elizabeth Street
Australia
AUCKLAND
+64 (4) 913 2800
74D France Street, Newton South
New Zealand
WELLINGTON
+64 (4) 913 2800
Level 2, 88 The Terrace
New Zealand
PARIS
+33 (1) 73 44 26 97
6 Rue Duret
France
BOGOTÁ
+57 (1) 508 5794
Calle 81 #11-08, Piso 5, Oficina 5-127
Colombia
Thinking for a better world.