Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

It is fair to say that the government’s decision to introduce the most significant reforms to the telco sector has been met with overwhelming support, including from the regulator and consumer groups. The ACCC Chairman, Graeme Samuel, said in the Adelaide Advertiser today:

It is a quantum leap forward in terms of competition. It undoes all the mistakes of previous governments going back to 1992 and it unlocks competition in this sector for the future.

Gordon Renouf, Choice’s policy director, said:

Consumers will only gain benefits from improved productivity where there is fair competition among telco retailers.

I also note the comments of Allen Asher, the Chairman of the Australian Consumer Communications Action Network— (Time expired)