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

From my discussions with ACMA they are working very much on a competitive model. There are no special deals being envisaged at all. As I mentioned, competition limits regarding the allocation of spectrum need to be considered on a case-by-case basis. Those laws will be applying. I appreciate that you are very concerned about this. I would be equally concerned if we had a perverse outcome like that. While we are certainly seeking to maximise the outcome for taxpayers, the ultimate outcome for taxpayers would be significantly reduced if there was some of the domination that you are concerned about, Senator Xenophon. I will certainly be consulting on that issue and I will certainly have that uppermost in my mind. I believe those competition rules will be part of this consideration.