Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Portfolio

Additional Estimates 2005-2006 — (February 2006)

Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Portfolio

Indexes of Questions on Notice:
      Monday, 13 February 2006 (Broadcasting, Telecommunications)   - (Word 898KB)   (PDF 1543KB)
      Tuesday, 14 February 2006 (Telecommunications, IT, Arts and Sport)   -  (Word 240KB)   (PDF 413KB)  (NB: answer to qon278 outstanding at 17/5/06)

Tabled document
Tabled by Senator Ronaldson: copy of Telstra Media Release 219/2005 dated 6 July 2005, $200 million program to improve Telstra's copper network   (PDF 61KB)

Additional information
Copy of Telstra Media Release dated 15 November 2005, Telstra unveils 3G city-to-country delivering mobile 3G broadband, reference number: 326/2005 and article from Australian IT of 13 February 2006, CDMA switch may cost.  (PDF 128KB)

Clarification/correction of evidence
Letter from Mr David Quilty, General Manager - Government Relations, Telstra, dated 2 March 2006, concerning Information provided by Telstra Corporation Limited to the Senate environment, Communications, Information Technology and Arts Standing Committee's estimates hearing on 13 February 2006  (PDF 61KB)

Letter from the Secretary of the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, dated 7 April 2006, clarifying certain responses provided at the hearings  (PDF 51KB)

Correspondence concerning evidence provided at hearing
Letter from Mr Paul Fletcher, Director, Corporate & Regulatory Affairs, SingTel Optus Pty Limited, dated 20 February 2006 concerning Telstra's claims - Optus margins on 'unbundled local loop service' (ULLS)  (PDF 252KB)

Letter from Mr Paul Fletcher, Director, Corporate & Regulatory Affairs, SingTel Optus Pty Limited, dated 27 February 2006, concerning Telstra's misleading statements regarding roaming on Government funded mobile infrastructure  (PDF 142KB)

Letter from Mr David Quilty, General Manager - Government Relations, Telstra, dated 23 March 2006, responding to issues raised in the SingTel Optus Pty Limited letter of 20 February 2006 concerning unbundled local loop services (ULLS)   (PDF 731KB)

Letter from Mr David Quilty, General Manager - Government Relations, Telstra, dated 3 April 2006, responding to issues raised in the SingTel Optus Pty Limited letter of 27 February 2006 concerning issues around roaming on government funded mobile towers  (PDF 72KB)

Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Arts and Sport
     Arts  (Word 117KB)
          QoN 268 Attachment  (Excel 38KB)
     Sport  (Word 32KB)   [NB: answer to qon278 not yet received]
Broadcasting   (Word 814KB)
Corporate  (Word 62KB)
Information Economy   (Word 67KB)
Information and Communication Technology    (Word 32KB)
Telecommunications   (Word 26KB)

Agencies
Australia Business Arts Foundation  (Word 26KB)
Australia Council   (Word 64KB)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 
     QONS 74 to 106  (Word 192KB)
         QoN 81 Attachment  (Excel 38KB)
         QoN 87 Attachment 1  (Excel 134KB)
         QoN 87 Attachment 2  (Excel 23KB)
     QONS 107 to 136  (Word 172KB)
     QONS 137 to 161  (Word 198KB)
     QONS 162 to 199  (Word 192KB)
Australian Communications and Media Authority   (Word 104KB)
Australian Film Commission   (Word 39KB)
Australian Film, Television and Radio School  (Word 26KB)
Australian National Maritime Museum  (Word 26KB)
Australian Sports Commission   (Word 44KB)
     QON 332 Attachment  (Excel 20KB)
Australian Sports Drug Agency
  (Word 82KB)
     QON 328 Attachment  (Powerpoint 187KB)
Bundanon Trust  (Word 26KB)
Film Australia Limited  (Word 25KB)
Film Finance Corporation Australia  (Word 32KB)
National Archives of Australia   (Word 27KB)
National Gallery of Australia   (Word 64KB)
National Library of Australia
  (Word 28KB)
National Museum of Australia
  (Word 208KB)
NetAlert  (Word 26KB)
Special Broadcasting Service
     QONS 200 to 224   (Word 242KB)
          QoN 209 Attachments:  A  (PDF 2446KB);   B  (PDF 741KB);   C  (PDF 2001KB);   D  (PDF 2591KB);   E  (PDF 938KB);   Fa  (PDF 3629KB);   Fb  (PDF 2509KB)
          QoN 216 Attachments:  1  (Word 52KB);   2  (Word 50KB);   3  (Word 58KB)
          QoN 218 Attachments:  (Word 26KB);   B  (Word 94KB)
     QONS 225 to 236   (Word 122KB)

Government Business Enterprise
Australia Post   (Word 144KB)
Telstra   (Word 299KB)
     QoN 71 Attachments:   1  (PDF 3853KB);    2  (HTML format);   3  (HTML format)

For further information, contact:

Estimates Officer
Senate Standing Committees on Environment, Communications and the Arts
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
Email: ecita.sen@aph.gov.au