Proposal to update telco customer equipment regulation

The Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2025 (TLN) requires manufacturers and importers to test and label their products, prior to supply, to demonstrate compliance or non-compliance with our technical standards. 

We are proposing changes to the TLN and 2 ACMA technical standards to:

• extend the record-keeping timeframe for standards compliance under the TLN
• limit the 'grandfathering' arrangements for mobile phones, and, subject to a transition period, mandate compliance with the latest technical standard for emergency call access
• adopt a revised industry standard for the safety of customer equipment, with changes to recognise compliance with overlapping requirements in aviation or electrical safety standards frameworks. 

You can find the full details in the consultation paper and draft instruments in the key documents box above.

Click on the 'Upload submission' button above to send us your views. 

We welcome your feedback by 5 pm (AEST) on Thursday 17 September 2026.