Telstra : to sell or not to sell? : consideration of the Telstra (Dilution of Public Ownership) Bill 1996 / report from the Senate Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts References Committee

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Telstra To Sell or not to Sell? 1
Telstra: To Sell or not to Sell? Consideration of the Telstra (Dilution of Public Ownership) Bill 1996 Report from the Senate Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts References Committee 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS 5
MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE 9
TERMS OF REFERENCE 11
SUMMARY 13
RECOMMENDATIONS 15
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 21
CHAPTER 2 LEGISLATION 31
CHAPTER 3 TELSTRA AND ITS MANAGEMENT 43
CHAPTER 4 PRIVATISATION-FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS 63
CHAPTER 5 EMPLOYMENT ISSUES 101
CHAPTER 6 THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION 141
CHAPTER 7 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS 167
CHAPTER 8 POST JULY 1997 REGULATORY ARRANGEMENTS 195
LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX 1 LIST OF SUBMISSIONS 203
APPENDIX 2 LIST OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND WITNESSES 225
APPENDIX 3 BILLS FOR INTRODUCTION AND PASSAGE IN THE 1996 SPRING SITTINGS 235
APPENDIX 4 TELSTRA INQUIRY: QUESTION ON NOTICE TO ATTORNEYGENERAL’S DEPARTMENT 243
APPENDIX 5 SUBMISSIONS FROM UNIONS 247
APPENDIX 6 MERCURY PROJECT DOCUMENTATION SUPPLIED BY TELSTRA 249
APPENDIX 7 EXPLANATORY NOTES ON BANDWIDTH, NETWORKS AND SERVICE QUALITY 259
APPENDIX 8 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CROSS SUBSIDY IN EACH FEDERAL ELECTORATE 1994/951 265
APPENDIX 9 RESPONSES RECEIVED FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATIONS, CITY CORPORATIONS, LOCAL COUNCILS, AND CONSERVATION GROUPS RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND DUPLICATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE 269
MINORITY REPORT BY SENATORS BAUME, KNOWLES, O’CHEE AND TIERNEY 271

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Australia. Parliament. Senate. Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts References Committee & Lees, Meg. (1996). Telstra : to sell or not to sell? : consideration of the Telstra (Dilution of Public Ownership) Bill 1996 Retrieved April 23, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2177484458

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Australia. Parliament. Senate. Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts References Committee and Lees, Meg. Telstra : to sell or not to sell? : consideration of the Telstra (Dilution of Public Ownership) Bill 1996 Canberra: the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, 1996. Web. 23 April 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2177484458>

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Australia. Parliament. Senate. Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts References Committee & Lees, Meg. 1996, Telstra : to sell or not to sell? : consideration of the Telstra (Dilution of Public Ownership) Bill 1996 the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra viewed 23 April 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2177484458

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