TrustedAUSTRALIA'S GDP would receive a AUD 3.5 billion boost from a national competitive DSL network using the unbundled local loop (ULL) service, according to research by The Allen Consulting Group commissioned by Optus. Competitive ULL roll out would have a large positive effect on the Australian economy, boosting GDP by 0.3 percent or AUD 3.5 billion by 2016 – 17. The report highlighted two important government policy settings to stimulate such a competitive roll out: A ULL price based on sound regulatory principles – including a deaveraged, cost based ULL price, and maximising the impact of subsidies under Connect Australia to stimulate a competitive national roll-out.
