Tag: Universal Service Obligation

USO hurdles yet to be overcome

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The Productivity Commission has released its draft report on the Universal Service Obligation (USO) and it has recommended sweeping changes. However, there appears little opportunity for government to make...

Regions lose in telco policy fight

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
It is a national disgrace that must be born by every government since Bob Hawke’s that the Australian telecommunications market is still so effectively dominated by Telstra, which rakes...

No chance the USO will be dumped

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There is “absolutely no chance” that government will end the Universal Service Obligation (USO) at the end of its review of the system, according to Telstra Group Director of...