National Transmission Agency
NTA
July 1992 – 30 April 1999
Business unit of the communications department that owned and managed the national broadcasting transmission network carrying ABC and SBS radio and television services.
How it came into existence
Established in July 1992 within the Department of Transport and Communications to manage the national transmission network on a commercial basis; the network had been built and operated by the Postmaster-General's Department and then maintained by Telecom Australia.
- Ownership and management of the national broadcasting transmission network
Legislation: National Transmission Network Sale Act 1998
How it ended
The network was sold under the National Transmission Network Sale Act 1998 to NTL Australia, which took it over on 30 April 1999, and the agency was wound up.
Main functions
- Owning the national broadcasting transmission network
- Contracting transmission services for the ABC and SBS
- Planning and building transmitter facilities
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
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Sources
Government records and websites
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