'Consumers need to be able to make an assessment about internet service providers not just on cost but also on quality,' says ACCC chairman Rod Sims, The Competition regulator wants to launch a service that would let all Australian internet users gauge the speed and consistency of their broadband connections despite fierce resistance from telecommunications companies. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims told Fairfax Media the regulator had just completed a successful pilot program to test the speed and quality of internet services.