Telstra competitors have told the telecommunications regulator that Telstra's Structural Separation Undertaking (SSU) is flawed. The execution of Telstra's AUD 11 billion deal with NBN Co to migrate its fixed customers to the National Broadband Network is subject to the approval of the SSU. In submissions to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, Optus, iiNet, Internode and AAPT said that Telstra's commitment to introduce an over-arching equivalence obligation to ensure that the company's wholesale arm treats competitors the same as its retail arm, is inadequate and ineffective, The Australian writes. AAPT said the SSU is flawed and should be rejected by the regulator. In a joint submission, iiNet, Internode, TransACT and Adam Internet warn the ACCC that it would set the communications sector up for failure if it were to accept the SSU without first making critical amendments that would enforce equivalence obligations on Telstra.
