Australian Communications Authority
ACA
1 July 1997 – 1 July 2005
Regulator of telecommunications and radiocommunications, responsible for carrier licensing, consumer safeguards, technical regulation, numbering and spectrum management.
How it came into existence
Established on 1 July 1997 under the Australian Communications Authority Act 1997, merging AUSTEL and the Spectrum Management Agency as full telecommunications competition began under the Telecommunications Act 1997.
- Telecommunications regulation
- Radiofrequency spectrum management
Legislation: Australian Communications Authority Act 1997; Telecommunications Act 1997; Radiocommunications Act 1992
How it ended
Merged with the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 1 July 2005 to form the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
- Telecommunications regulation
- Radiofrequency spectrum management
Main functions
- Carrier licensing and industry regulation
- Consumer safeguards and the universal service regime
- Technical regulation and standards
- Numbering
- Radiofrequency spectrum management
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
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