Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2026

We'll do 4127 first. The question is that the amendment on sheet 4127 be agreed to. Opposition's circulated amendment— (1) Schedule 1, item 21, page 23 (after line 29), after subsection 125B(1), insert: (1A) Despite subsection (1), the Minister must, by legislative instrument, determine standards to be complied with by carriers and carriage service providers in relation to the performance and reliability of mobile telecommunications services supplied using terrestrial mobile networks.

(1B) In making the determination, the Minister must have regard to the findings of the mobile service inquiry, including any findings in relation to coverage gaps, service reliability, competition and investment in regional mobile networks. (1C) Before making the determination, the Minister must consult the ACCC, ACMA, carriers, carriage service providers and consumer and regional representatives.

(1D) The determination must be made within three months after publication of the ACCC's final report for the mobile services inquiry. (1E) In this section, mobile services inquiry means the inquiry held by the ACCC under Part 25 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 about proposals to declare domestic roaming and radio access network services under Division 2 of Part XIC the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, that commenced on 5 August 2026.

Note: Notice of the mobile services inquiry could in 2026 be viewed on the ACCC's website (www.accc.gov.au). Question agreed to.