The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced it has completed its final inquiry to set the terms and conditions for Telstra’s wholesale ADSL service.

Published in its Final Access Determination (FAD), the ACCC’s ruling will see how much Telstra can charge retailers to provide broadband services over Telstra’s copper network.

“The ACCC regulates wholesale ADSL services to help ensure consumers and businesses have a choice in the provision broadband services,” ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said.

“The wholesale price set in the Final Access Determination provides certainty to industry participants, which in turn benefits customers by promoting competition and allowing a range of broadband services to be offered over Telstra’s copper network.”

The final prices are lower than draft prices released by the ACCC in March. This is due to updated information received in the inquiry about use of the service. The ACCC determined these prices using the same cost-based approach.

The FAD’s terms and conditions apply if there is no commercial agreement between an access seeker and Telstra. The FAD incorporates the Interim Access Determination (IAD) prices for the period prior to this determination (14 February 2012 until 28 May 2013).

The wholesale ADSL FAD and final decision are available athttp://transition.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml?itemId=1032830