ACA

Australian Communications Authority

ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ACIF

Australian Communications Industry Forum

ADSL

Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line

AUSTEL

Australian Telecommunications Authority

BAG

Broadband Advisory Group

BARN

Building Additional Rural Networks

CAN

Customer Access Network

CBDs

Central Business Districts

CCIF

Coordinated Communications Infrastructure Fund

DCITA

Department of Communication, Information Technology and the Arts

DSL

Digital Subscriber Line

HFC

Hybrid Fibre Coaxial Cable

HiBIS

Higher Bandwidth Incentive Scheme

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network

ISPs

Internet Service Providers

Kbps

Kilobits per second

KHz

KiloHertz, (analogue) thousands of cycles per second

Mbps

Megabits per second

NBS

National Broadband Strategy

NBSIG

National Broadband Strategy Implementation Group

NCF

National Communication Fund

NECG

Network Economics Consulting Group

NOIE

National Office for the Information Economy

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

PGS

Pair gain system

REF

Regulatory Accounting Framework

SME

Small to Medium-sized Enterprises

TA

Telecommunications Act

TA(1991)

Telecommunications Act 1991

TEDICORE

Telecommunications and Disability Consumer Representation

TIO

Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman

TPA

Trade Practices Act 1974

USO

Universal Service Obligation