Glossary A commercial contract between the access provider and an access seeker Access which sets out negotiated terms and conditions of supply for an agreed agreement period of time. Written determinations made by the ACCC relating to access to a declared Access service after conducting a public inquiry, specifying any or all of the terms determination and conditions for compliance with any or all of the standard access obligations. Telecommunications companies that seek access to the declared service access seeker (that is, the to use the declared service). access provider Telecommunications companies that provide access to a declared service. Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. A technology for transmitting digital information at high data rates on existing copper phone lines. It is called ADSL asymmetric because the download and upload speeds are not symmetrical (that is, download is faster than upload). declaration The process by the ACCC holds a public inquiry to determine whether inquiry a service should be declared. A service that the ACCC regulates under Part XIC of the CCA. Once declared, a service provider must supply the service to other parties upon declared service request in accordance with the standard access obligations and the terms and conditions set in the final access determination. Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer. A device which makes use of the copper access lines to provide high data rate services, enabling DSLAM broadband services to be provided over copper lines. It is located in a telephone exchange that links many customer DSL connections (copper wires) to a core IP network via a backhaul system. Domestic Transmission Capacity Service. The regulated transmission DTCS service. end-user Retail consumers of telecommunication services. Final Access Determination. The FAD is made by the ACCC and sets the FAD terms and conditions (including prices) on which a service provider must supply a declared service. Fixed Originating Access Service. The new name of the previously FOAS declared PSTN OA service. Fixed Terminating Access Service. The new name for the previously FTAS declared PSTN TA service. Telecommunications services provided over fixed networks, such as fixed line services Telstra’s copper network and HFC networks. The fixed line ‘declared services’ are the six fixed line services declared in 2014 the ULLS, LSS, –
Glossary Access agreement A commercial contract between the access provider and an access seeker which sets out negotiated terms and conditions of supply for an agreed period of time. Access determination Written determinations made by the ACCC relating to access to a declared service after conducting a public inquiry, specifying any or all of the terms and conditions for compliance with any or all of the standard access obligations. access seeker Telecommunications companies that seek access to the declared service (that is, the to use the declared service). access provider Telecommunications companies that provide access to a declared service. ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. A technology for transmitting digital information at high data rates on existing copper phone lines. It is called asymmetric because the download and upload speeds are not symmetrical (that is, download is faster than upload). declaration inquiry The process by the ACCC holds a public inquiry to determine whether a service should be declared. declared service A service that the ACCC regulates under Part XIC of the CCA. Once declared, a service provider must supply the service to other parties upon request in accordance with the standard access obligations and the terms and conditions set in the final access determination. DSLAM Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer. A device which makes use of the copper access lines to provide high data rate services, enabling broadband services to be provided over copper lines. It is located in a telephone exchange that links many customer DSL connections (copper wires) to a core IP network via a backhaul system. DTCS Domestic Transmission Capacity Service. The regulated transmission service. end-user Retail consumers of telecommunication services. FAD Final Access Determination. The FAD is made by the ACCC and sets the terms and conditions (including prices) on which a service provider must supply a declared service. FOAS Fixed Originating Access Service. The new name of the previously declared PSTN OA service. FTAS Fixed Terminating Access Service. The new name for the previously declared PSTN TA service. fixed line services Telecommunications services provided over fixed networks, such as Telstra’s copper network and HFC networks. The ‘declared fixed line services’ are the six fixed line services declared in 2014 – the ULLS, LSS,
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