This article considers some of the implications for social welfare of bundling in the Australian telecommunications industry. The practice of bundling—offering two or more products for sale as a single package—is a strategy used in many industries. Although common, there are circumstances...

[Extract] The access declaration process, instituted by the Telecommunications Act 1997, requires providers of declared telecommunication services to provide competitors with access to those services on fair and equitable terms and conditions. The Act vests the Australian Competition and...