We're seeking feedback on a pathway to increase the legislated) minimum broadband download speed Statutory Infrastructure Providers (SIPs) must provide from 25 Mbps to 100 Mbps.
Why we want your input
We are seeking views on the importance of making this change and how best this change could be implemented. We would like to hear from stakeholders including consumers, SIPs and other broadband providers.How you can voice your opinion
Please read the consultation paper and note the questions we'd like you to answer. Upload your submission by using the "Have your Say" button below, or email sip@infrastructure.gov.au.The consultation closes on 18 May 2025, at 11.59pm AEST.
What will be the outcome of this consultation?
Your submission will help inform the how legislated SIP peak download speeds could be increased from 25Mbps to 100Mbps.The Issue
The Statutory Infrastructure Provider (SIP) regime is set out in Part 19 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (the Act) and commenced on 1 July 2020. It aims to ensure that all people in Australia can access high speed broadband services.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority maintains the SIP register, which sets out the carriers that have become SIPs, and their services areas.
SIPs have an obligation to connect premises in their service areas to their telecommunications networks, and supply wholesale services to retail providers. Currently, the wholesale services must allow the retail provider to supply broadband services with a peak download speed of at least 25 Mbps, and upload speed of at least 5 Mbps.
Over time, Australia's broadband network capability has increased, however legislative arrangements have not kept pace with these developments.
Many SIPs would already be able to deliver 100Mbps peak download speeds, while other SIPs may need time to complete network upgrades to be able to do so.
We are seeking comments from interested parties on the appropriate pathway to increased SIP peak download speeds to 100Mbps.
Stakeholders and consumers, we're interested in hearing whether you support an increase to minimum SIP speed requirements, and what benefits this could deliver.
We are also keen to hear from SIPs about timelines for an increased SIP requirement, whether they would need to upgrade infrastructure or equipment to achieve this, and other factors which may impact their ability to meet the requirement.
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We invite you to tell us your views on this topic.
Please include:
- contact name
- organisation name, if applicable
- contact details, including telephone number, postal and email addresses
- confirmation whether or not your submission can be made public—published—or kept confidential.
All submissions to be made public need to meet the Digital Service Standard for accessibility. Any submission that does not meet this standard may be modified before being made public.
If your submission is to be made public, please ensure you do not include any personal information that you don't want to be published.
If your submission is confidential, please ensure each page of the submission is marked as confidential.
Please click on the 'Have your say now' button below to upload your submission.
Alternatively please email your completed template submission to sip@infrastructure.gov.au or send it to:
[Name of person]
[Area Name]
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
GPO Box 594
Canberra ACT 2601
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Statutory Infrastructure Provider Regulated Broadband Speeds
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The department may use your submission to inform the pathway to increase the legislated statutory infrastructure provider (SIP) peak download speeds of 25Mbps to 100Mbps.
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