ACCC drops wholesale broadband access prices

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has lowered the price of wholesale broadband but the decision may not result in retailers lowering charges for end users, one expert has said.

The move comes as the National Broadband Network has upped its forecasts for connections this year, with another 200,000 homes expected to be connected by the end of the year.

The ACCC announced yesterday that it would provide discount wholesale fees during a one-year interim determination. That determination will be in place before a five-year declaration is made later in the year.

This determination sets the price at which retail service providers can access Telstra's DSLAM equipment where that company has not used its own equipment.

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