[AusNOG] OT? Council Public WiFi ACMA Liability

[Mark Currie]

Hi Peter,

It is a FREE public Wifi service only provided within council buildings and amenties.

Thanks,
Mark Currie


-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Tiggerdine [mailto:ptiggerdine at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, 3 July 2017 12:25 PM
To: Mark Currie <MCurrie at laserfast.com.au>
Cc: <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net> <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] OT? Council Public WiFi ACMA Liability

Are they on-selling the service to their customers or providing a free service? Pretty sure that's the difference Regards,

Peter Tiggerdine

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On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Mark Currie <MCurrie at laserfast.com.au> wrote:
> Hi Noggers,
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> Sorry if slightly,  OT, but not sure who else to ask for a quick 
> answer/opinion.
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> Just had a question from a local council we are providing some Wifi 
> kit for a semi public Wifi service (only within council buildings such as pool etc).
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> “A question was raised to us this morning in regards to the public 
> WiFi tender and our legal grounds as a carrier based on the 
> telecommunications act.
> I'm a little dubious on it (If its actually a valid concern or not).”
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> Does anyone out there know what the liability of a local ouncil would 
> be in relation to the act and the ACMA, and if they would/could be 
> regarded as a carrier?
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> Thanks,
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> Mark Currie
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