Increasing minimum legislated broadband speeds

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We're seeking feedback on a pathway to increase the legislated) minimum broadband download speed Statutory Infrastructure Providers (SIPs) must provide from 25 Mbps to 100 Mbps.

Why we want your input

We are seeking views on the importance of making this change and how best this change could be implemented. We would like to hear from stakeholders including consumers, SIPs and other broadband providers.

How you can voice your opinion

Stakeholders and interested individuals were welcome to provide input by 1 June 2025, at 11.59pm AEST. Submissions were uploaded by using the "Have your Say" button below, or emailed to sip@infrastructure.gov.au.

What will be the outcome of this consultation?

Your submission will help inform the how legislated SIP peak download speeds could be increased from 25Mbps to 100Mbps.

The Issue

The Statutory Infrastructure Provider (SIP) regime is set out in Part 19 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (the Act) and commenced on 1 July 2020. It aims to ensure that all people in Australia can access high speed broadband services.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority maintains the SIP register, which sets out the carriers that have become SIPs, and their services areas.

SIPs have an obligation to connect premises in their service areas to their telecommunications networks, and supply wholesale services to retail providers. Currently, the wholesale services must allow the retail provider to supply broadband services with a peak download speed of at least 25 Mbps, and upload speed of at least 5 Mbps.

Over time, Australia's broadband network capability has increased, however legislative arrangements have not kept pace with these developments.

Many SIPs would already be able to deliver 100Mbps peak download speeds, while other SIPs may need time to complete network upgrades to be able to do so.

We were seeking comments from interested parties on the appropriate pathway to increased SIP peak download speeds to 100Mbps.

We were interested in hearing from stakeholders and consumers whether they supported an increase to minimum SIP speed requirements, and what benefits this could deliver.

We were also keen to hear from SIPs about timelines for an increased SIP requirement, whether they would need to upgrade infrastructure or equipment to achieve this, and other factors which may impact their ability to meet the requirement.