ACMA grants carrier licence to BeamBroadband Pty Ltd

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has granted a carrier licence to BeamBroadband Pty Ltd (ACN 677 910 995), allowing the company to operate as a licensed telecommunications carrier in Australia. The licence was granted on 7 September 2026 under subsection 56(1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997, and the decision was published in the Government Notices Gazette as document C2026G00595, registered on 7 September 2026.

The notice was issued under subsection 56(3) of the Act, which requires the regulator to give public notice of each carrier licence it grants. The grant marks the formal entry of BeamBroadband Pty Ltd into the class of licensed carriers that are authorised to operate telecommunications networks and supply carriage services across Australia.

Legal basis of the licence

The carrier licence is granted under the framework of the Telecommunications Act 1997, the principal Commonwealth statute governing the operation of telecommunications carriers and service providers. Subsection 56(1) confers the power on ACMA to grant a carrier licence, while subsection 56(3) obliges the Authority to notify the grant publicly.

• The licence is subject to the conditions set out in Division 3 of Part 3 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.
• Those conditions, and other related provisions, govern how a licensed carrier must operate its networks and services.
• The Telecommunications Act 1997 is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation, accessible at www.legislation.gov.au.

What the licence means

As a licensed carrier, BeamBroadband Pty Ltd is authorised to own and operate telecommunications infrastructure and to supply carriage services to the public or to other carriers. The grant places the company under the regulatory oversight of ACMA, which enforces the conditions attached to the licence and the broader obligations of the Act.

The notice was dated 7 September 2026 and recorded in the Government Notices Gazette under reference C2026G00595.

Relevance for the sector

The grant adds a new licensed entrant to Australia’s telecommunications market, expanding the pool of carriers authorised to build and operate network infrastructure. For consumers and businesses, the entry of a new licensed carrier can signal increased competition in the provision of carriage services, though the specific services BeamBroadband Pty Ltd intends to offer are not detailed in the gazette notice. The public record of the grant, maintained by ACMA and the Federal Register of Legislation, provides transparency over who is authorised to operate as a carrier and under what conditions.

Source: Commonwealth of Australia Gazette — Government Notices, 7 September 2026, Government Notices section (official reference: C2026G00595).