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interview with Rod Sims in tomorrow's BusinessDay Speed check: what NBN promises really mean

Speed testing equipment may be installed inside households to monitor whether consumers are getting what they pay for when using the national broadband network.

The consumer regulator is considering a plan to roll out a ‘‘formal monitoring arrangement’’ involving volunteer households, designed to crack down on misleading speed promises by internet service providers.

Watching ... the ACCC will monitor provider claims on internet speed. Credit:Glenn Hunt

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims has previously warned internet service providers the regulator would be watching for misleading behaviour about speeds available on the NBN, particularly as both NBN Co and internet providers were responsible for speed performance. But it had been unclear until now how the ACCC would actually monitor speeds, apart from waiting for complaints from individuals or competitor telcos.