The content on this page and other DBCDE document archive pages is provided to assist research and may contain references to activities or policies that have no current application. See the full archive disclaimer.
National Bandwidth Inquiry - The Report
Full report in PDF format - save to disk - (PDF 1574kb)
Report in MS Word format
Executive Summary to Chapter 4 - save to disk - (RTF 1106kb)
Chapter 5 - save to disk - (RTF 1608kb)
Chapter 6 - save to disk - (RTF 1446kb)
Chapter 7 to Bibliography - save to disk - (RTF 1908kb)
1. Introduction
2. The bandwidth environment
3. Towards a vision for bandwidth
4. The bandwidth market outlook: a framework for analysis
5. Supply of bandwidth
6. Demand for bandwidth
7. Pricing issues
8. Costs
9. Market structure
10. Conclusions: bandwidth availability and pricing
11. Implications for the information economy and the wider economy
12. Part 1: regulation of submarine cables
12. Part 2: international charging arrangements for Internet services
13. General bandwidth issues /recommendations
Appendix 1
Press release and tabling statement for the digital data review
Appendix 2
Press release national bandwidth inquiry terms of reference
Appendix 3
Organisations consulted and/or submissions provided to the national bandwidth inquiry
Appendix 4
Sampling methodology for towns included in the capacity survey
Appendix 5
Telecommunications technology and its influence on capacity
Appendix 6
Abbreviations
Appendix 7
ITU reform
Appendix 8
CD ROM contents
Bibliography