ACCC lowers telco's network rates for rivals THE competition regulator has lowered the price internet service providers such as iiNet and TPG pay to lease Telstra's copper network, in a bid to improve competition in the bush. The long-awaited ruling on wholesale DSL charges means Telstra's rivals will pay as much as 15 per cent less than what they were previously paying to lease the telco giant's copper network in areas where they do not own their own infrastructure.