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The ACA has been compiling draft standards that will approve the use of highly anticipated ADSL2/2+ technology in Australia.The Australian Communication Industry Forum (ACIF) had been seeking public comment for 30 days on the document relating to the deployment of ADSL2+ in the network, and 60 days for the document relating to ADSL2+ modems. This consultation period is due to come to a close at the end of the February.It is said the documents don't make very interesting reading, apparently its just page upon page of technical mumbo jumbo. The documents release is an important milestone towards the availability of ADSL services that can run at up to 28Mbit/s on Australian telephone infrastructure. Its believed Australia might see live ADSL2 services within three months, as most ISPs including than Telstra (in some areas) that have installed their own DSLAMs into exchanges are able to upgrade and 'switch on' ADSL2+ capabilities by flash upgrades to firmware and changing DSLAM settings.