Under section 152AL(3) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, the ACCC declares that the mobile terminating access service (MTAS) is a declared service for the purposes of Part XIC of the Act. In June 2019 the MTAS declaration was extended to 30 June 2024. The declaration was also varied in accordance with the attached instrument from 1 January 2020 until the declaration expires. The previous expiry date was 30 June 2019. The variation consists in the short message service (SMS) messages not being declared from that point on. Check also: https://www.accc.gov.au/public-registers/telecommunications-registers/s152aq-declared-services-register/mobile-terminating-access-service