Australian regulator revamps to focus on national broadband network and convergence

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has restructured its Communications Group to create a new branch focused on the national broadband network (known as NBN) and related issues and another on convergence and mobility.

The Communications Group, headed by its long-serving general manager, Michael Cosgrave, now comprises three branches: NBN Engagement and Industry Compliance, headed by general manager Sean Riordan; Access Operations and Pricing, headed by Robert Wright, and Convergence Coordination and Mobility headed by Rob Nicholls. These new branches replace the Compliance and Regulatory Operations Branch, previously headed by Wright, and the Strategic Analysis and Development Branch, formerly headed by Richard Home. In addition to its specific focus in the NBN the new structure represents a significant elevation of convergence: it was previously a sub branch with the Strategic Analysis and Development branch.