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Telecommunications Act 2001

Telecommunications service obligations - TSO instruments

71A: TSO instrument may specify total amount payable by the Crown

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"The government can agree to pay a set amount for phone and internet services."

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The government has a law called the Telecommunications Act 2001 that talks about telecommunications service obligations. You can think of a TSO instrument like a special agreement that says how much the Crown will pay for these services each year. The agreement can specify the total amount payable by the Crown, which is called the specified amount. The specified amount can be a fixed amount of money, a capped amount of money, an amount of money that changes with inflation, or a formula to calculate the amount. It can also be a combination of these options, and you can find more information about how this law was amended by the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 on the government's website.

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Part 3Telecommunications service obligations
TSO instruments

71ATSO instrument may specify total amount payable by the Crown

  1. A TSO instrument may specify the total amount payable by the Crown under the instrument for each financial year (the specified amount).

  2. The total amount may be specified as—

  3. a fixed monetary amount; or
    1. a capped monetary amount; or
      1. an indexed monetary amount; or
        1. a formula for the calculation of a monetary amount; or
          1. any combination of paragraphs (a) to (d).

            Notes
            • Section 71A: substituted, on , by section 9 of the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 27).