CSP OBLIGATIONS
What are your obligations under the TCP Code?
If you are bound by the TCP Code obligation to lodge an annual Compliance Attestation with CommCom, the first thing you need to do is register with the CommCom CSP Portal. This will ensure that you receive any important information and correspondence from us regarding your annual lodgement obligations. Please click here to see if you are bound by the obligation to lodge with CommCom.
The 2025 lodgement window will commence 15 July 2025, closing 1 September 2025.
In the month prior to each lodgement window, you will receive email notifications from CommCom containing exact dates, key areas of focus and any other requirements. From 15 July, you may pay your lodgement fee, after which you will be able to access and download the Compliance Attestation Questionnaire that you are required to complete and submit before the end of the window.
From 1 September, CommCom will commence assessments. During this time, you will hear back from CommCom with feedback and may be required to make changes to certain aspects of your business model, as directed by CommCom, in order to ensure compliance with the Code.
COMMCOM TCP CODE COMPLIANCE LODGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Lodgement Process Overview
- CommCom CSP Portal Registration (as soon as possible): Providers bound by the TCP Code that have not previously registered with CommCom’s CSP Portal to do so at https://csp.commcom.com.au/.
- Communications Alliance Registration (as soon as possible): Providers bound by the TCP Code to provide specified details to Communications Alliance as per Code clause 10.1.1(b).
- Payment of fees (prior to lodgement of documents): Providers to pay the applicable CommCom fees prior to accessing the Attestation. Fees are paid via the Portal.
- Receipt of documents: Compliance Attestation will be made available for download through the CSP Portal once payment has been received. Providers will receive a notification email once the templates are available for download.
- Completion and submission of compliance documentation: Providers to download and complete the Compliance Attestation. If a Large provider is lodging for the first time, they will also need to submit a Statement of Independent Assessment. Documents are to be uploaded into the CSP Portal by lodgement window closing date. An email confirming receipt of documents will be generated by the Portal.[NOTE – Compliance documents must be submitted via the Portal. Documents submitted via other means such as email, fax and post will not be accepted. Previous years’ forms and templates will not be accepted. As per Code clause 10.4.1(a) the Compliance Attestation must be in the current form as required by CommCom. Previous years’ Attestations will not be accepted].
- Partial attestation of compliance: Providers may attest to partial compliance with a specific Code requirement or requirements. If partial confirmation of compliance is indicated, a Compliance Achievement Plan must also be submitted indicating steps taken to address the areas of partial or non-compliance.
- Assessment of compliance: CommCom will assess Compliance Attestation and selected areas of provider compliance and will notify each provider of the assessment results.
- Request for further information: Where provider compliance has not been deemed satisfactory, CommCom will provide feedback indicating where changes need to be made and may request that a Compliance Monitoring Request or Compliance Achievement Plan be followed.[NOTE – Where provider compliance has not been deemed to be consistent with the obligations in the Code, CommCom will direct providers to make the appropriate changes. These directions may be supplemented by a Compliance Monitoring Request or Compliance Achievement Plan. While CommCom strives to work with providers in fulfilling their compliance obligations, it has the power to refer providers to the ACMA should these directions not be actioned].
- Timeframes for response to CommCom feedback: Timeframes for responding to requests for information and/or directions from CommCom are set out in clause 10.9.1 of the Code.
- Upon assessment of positive compliance with the obligations of the TCP Code: Providers to receive confirmation of positive assessment by CommCom and the CommCom logo for use on their website.
- Publication of lodgement and compliance status: Upon completion of all assessments CommCom will publish a list of those providers which submitted the required compliance documents for that specific calendar year. Providers that did not submit compliance documents in the lodgement window will be referred to the ACMA and may find themselves subject to enforcement action (this lies at the ACMA’s discretion). CommCom will also publish the results of any ACMA enforcement action taken against providers for non-lodgement. [NOTE – CommCom is not in a position to issue a ‘certificate of compliance’ as some aspects of a provider’s TCP Code compliance are not visible to CommCom and/or cannot be assessed].
Compliance documents
All providers/groups bound by the TCP Code are required to submit a completed Compliance Attestation. Large providers may also be required to submit a Statement of Independent Assessment if they have not previously provided one.
Compliance Attestation:
The Compliance Attestation requires providers to declare that they comply (or do not comply or partially comply as the case may be) with the TCP Code. The Compliance Attestation is structured into three parts:
Part 1 consists of questions selected Code obligations to provide guidance and assistance with the interpretation of the Code. Typically, the Code obligations selected focus on key obligations of the Code and obligations that in CommCom’s experience are less easily understood by providers and/or have generated a larger number of complaints to the TIO.
Providers will be required to indicate their compliance/partial compliance/non-compliance for each of the selected obligations included in the Attestation.
The Attestation is subject to review and modification on an annual basis.
Part 2 contains questions relating to a provider’s overall compliance with the Code.
Part 3 consists of an endorsement of the Compliance Attestation by the CEO or a senior manager.
CSP Compliance
As per the Code, Communications Compliance (CommCom) must publish on its website the names of those Carriage Service Providers (CSPs) that have lodged the required compliance documents. CommCom also publishes a list of CSPs that have received a Formal Warning or a Direction to Comply from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) as a result of non-compliance with the TCP Code obligation to lodge documents with CommCom.
The following providers lodged TCP Code Compliance Attestation documents with CommCom in 2024:
1 TELECOM |
1300 MY SOLUTION |
1ST ENERGY |
2GEN |
2IT TECHNOLOGY |
2TALK |
36-400 CONSULTING |
3SIP SERVICES |
AATROX COMMUNICATIONS |
ACCDIN |
ACE INTERNET SERVICES |
ACTIV8ME |
ADVANCED SOLUTIONS AU |
AFTEL |
ALBURY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS |
ALLTEL |
ALPHA DOT NET AUSTRALIA |
ALPHACALL |
ALPHANET |
AMAYSIM MOBILE |
ANDOR IT |
ANSPIRED |
ANT COMMUNICATIONS |
ANYCAST HOLDING |
AQUA MOBILE |
ARROW VOICE & DATA |
AST AUSTRALIA |
ATEN AUSTRALIA |
ATOMIC SYSTEMS |
AUSSIE BROADBAND |
AUSSIETEL TECHNOLOGIES |
AUSTRALIA ON LINE |
AUSTRALIA POST CONNECT |
AUSTRALIAN PHONE COMPANY |
AVAYA AUSTRALIA |
BAREFOOT TELECOM |
BEAGLE INTERNET |
BEAM INTERNET |
BENDIGO TELCO |
BETTER LIFE MOBILE |
BETTER TELCO SOLUTIONS |
BINARY NETWORKS |
BITS WIRELESS |
BOSLEY HOLDINGS |
BREEZE CONNECT |
BROADBAND SOLUTIONS |
BUROSERV |
BUSINESS 1300 |
BUSINESS TELCO SOLUTIONS |
BUSINESSCO GROUP |
BYTEWAY |
CALL CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS |
CALLNET |
CANARD |
CARBON COMMS |
CBIT |
CCTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
CENTREFIT COMMUNICATIONS |
CIRCLES.LIFE |
CITY CABLE AUSTRALIA |
CLEARSTREAM BROADBAND |
CLICKNCALL |
CMOBILE |
COMMANDER |
COMMSCHOICE |
COMMUNIQA |
COMMUNITY BUSINESS CONNECT |
COMPUTUS AUSTRALIS |
COMSOURCE TRUST |
CONNECT ANZ |
CONNECTED AUSTRALIA |
CORETEL |
CORP CENTRE |
COUNTRY TECH |
COUNTRYTELL |
CRAZYTEL |
CRISP WIRELESS |
CWNET |
CYBERTEL TELECOM |
DATA BOX SOLUTIONS |
DATAPHONE |
DATCOM CLOUD |
DIVERT TO MOBILE |
DODO SERVICES |
DRIMTEL++ |
E.TEL COMMUNICATIONS |
ECN |
EHW TECHNOLOGY |
ENCOO |
ENGIN |
ENSA |
ESCAPE COMMUNICATIONS |
ESCAPENET |
EVERGY |
EVERYDAY MOBILE |
EXETEL |
EXPERT TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUS |
EZYSIM |
FAIRTEL |
FALCORE |
FANTEL |
FELIX MOBILE |
FIBREMAX® |
FLINTEL |
FLIP TV |
FONET |
FOXTEL |
FREEDOM INTERNET AUSTRALIA |
FUTURE BROADBAND |
FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES + |
FUZENET |
GARMIN AUSTRALASIA |
GENNEXT |
GIGACOMM |
GNET LIVE |
GOINTERNET |
GOODTEL COMMUNICATIONS |
GOTO TECHNOLOGIES |
GOULBURN VALLEY TELCO |
GRIDARE |
HELLO BROADBAND |
HELLO COMMUNICATIONS ONLINE; HELLO PHONECARDS ONLINE; CARD CALL PHONECARDS ONLINE |
HELLO MOBILE; GOTALK MOBILE; COVAU MOBILE |
HYPERWAVE |
IINET |
INNOTEL |
INSPIRED BROADBAND |
INTELLIGENT VOICE |
INTERNET INFORMATION GROUP |
INTERNET VICTORIA |
INTERNODE |
INTERPHONE + |
INVOTEL COMMUNICATIONS |
IP TELCO |
IPACIFIC |
IPRIMUS |
IPSTAR AUSTRALIA;ORION SATELLITE SYSTEMS |
ISP PINEAPPLE NET |
IT&T |
IT’S FUBAR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES |
JAZINET |
JINGL IT |
JOLLYTEL |
KAE TEL |
KISA |
KOGAN MOBILE; KOGAN INTERNET |
KOMET NETWORKS |
KONEC MOBILE |
KORPCOM |
LAB MANAGED SERVICES |
LAUNTEL |
LEAPCOM |
LEAPTEL |
LEBARA MOBILE |
LIGHTNING BROADBAND |
LIGHTNING IP |
LOGITEL |
LYCAMOBILE |
MANAGED SOLUTIONS |
MANAGED TELCO GROUP |
MANGO MOBILE |
MASLOW MOBILE |
MATILDA INTERNET |
MAXO TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
MEDIONMOBILE; ALDIMOBILE |
MEDPHONE |
MELBOURNE PHONE COMPANY |
MICISTEL |
MINT TELECOM |
MOBILE WIRELESS BROADBAND |
MOCS INTERNET |
MONDOTALK |
MONOCERA |
MOOSE MOBILE & HIVE MOBILE |
MORE TELECOM |
MOVOX |
MULTILINE INTERNET |
N1 WHOLESALE |
NETBAY FREE WIFI |
NETBAY INTERNET |
NETWORK INNOVATIONS ASIAPAC |
NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES QUEENSLAND |
NEW SPROUT |
NEWVO COMMUNICATIONS |
NEXGEN AUSTRALIA |
NEXT TELECOM |
NGV WIFI |
NIKO COMPUTERS |
NITTEL COMMUNICATIONS |
NORTEC IT |
NORTH COAST TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES |
NOVEL TELECOM |
NU MOBILE |
NXVOICE |
OCCOM |
OCEANDIGI |
ONTHENET |
OPTITEL AUSTRALIA |
OPTUS ADSL |
OPTUS INTERNET |
OPTUS MOBILE |
OPTUS NETWORKS |
ORBIT SATELLITE |
ORBITEL TECHNOLOGIES |
ORIGIN BROADBAND |
OSS INFOTECH |
OZETEL + |
OZI TELECOM |
OZTALK COMMUNICATIONS |
PAXITEL |
PENNYTEL AUSTRALIA |
PENTANET |
PIVIT |
PIVOTEL GROUP |
PIVOTEL SATELLITE |
PLESI |
PODIUM CORPORATION |
POLESTAR AUTOMOTIVE AUSTRALIA |
PORTNET |
POWER NETWORX |
PREMIUM MOBILE |
QUANTACOM |
REACH TELECOM |
REAL ICT |
REAL TELECOM |
REBTEL NETWORKS AB |
REDFOX INTERNET |
RESOLVER GROUP |
REWARD MOBILE |
ROJAN AUSTRALIA |
RUBIKS IT |
RUBY TELECOM |
SIMPLE TELECOM |
SIMPLY BIG |
SIM-TEL ROXBY DOWNS |
SKYFIBRE |
SKYMESH |
SLOTH NET |
SMART BUSINESS VOICE |
SMART TELCO & IT |
SMASH GROUP |
SORTED SERVICES |
SOUNDWAVE COMMUNICATIONS |
SOUTHERN CROSS BROADBAND |
SOUTHERN PHONE COMPANY |
SPEEDWEB |
SPEKTRUM COMMUNICATIONS |
SPINTEL |
SPIRIT TELECOM |
SPN CO |
SPRIGGY MOBILE |
STAR TELECOM |
STARLINK |
SUMO TELCO |
SUPERLOOP |
SUPEROPTI |
SURFCOAST TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
SWAZZY |
SWOOP |
SYDNEY ICT |
TALK AUSTRALIA |
TANGERINE TELECOM |
TEAMS FOR LIFE |
TECH SEEK |
TECHKNOW IT AND TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS |
TELAIR |
TELCO EDGE |
TELCOHQ |
TELCOPLUS |
TELECHOICE |
TELECOM CONNECT HOLDING |
TELEQUIP |
TELLO SERVICES |
TELMAX365 |
TELSIM |
TELSTRA; BELONG |
TELTEL |
TEXCELTEL |
THE BROADBAND BROKERS |
THE GEORGE BAINI GROUP |
THE GLUE |
THE TRUSTEE FOR CALLEX TRUST |
THE UPLINK TELECOM |
THINK MOBILE |
THINK PICKLE |
THINKTEL |
TMC CONNECT |
TOMI BROADBAND |
TOUKLEY TECHNOLOGY |
TPG INTERNET |
TR |
TRANTECH COMPUTERS |
TRAVEL & TRAVEL |
TRIKON |
TRONIC |
TROPICAL COMMUNICATIONS |
TWILIO |
UCONNECTED |
UCPATH |
UPSTREAM TECH |
URL NETWORKS |
VALVE NETWORKS |
VCP PHONES |
VEETEL |
VIRGIN MOBILE (AUSTRALIA) |
VOCA DATA COMMUNICATIONS + |
VOCAL |
VODAFONE AUSTRALIA |
VOIPEX |
VOIPLINE TELECOM |
VOLVO CAR AUSTRALIA |
VONEX TELECOM |
VOSTRONET (AUSTRALIA) |
VP NET |
W3 NETWORKS |
WESTNET |
WI-SKY NSW |
WORLDDIALPOINT |
YELLOWMOBILE |
YES TEL |
YLESSU |
YOMOJO |
YOUR CALL TELECOM |
ZARRAFFA’S COFFEE |
ZELLER AUSTRALIA |
ZERO POINT NETWORKS |
ZETTAGRID |
ZOLT |