<div dir="ltr"><div><div>They actually talked about it Paul in their verbal commentary today and say they think they are covered but just in case they are prepared to provide open access or cap speeds at 24Mbps just in case.<br>
<br></div>Yes there are exemptions in the law but they are ambiguous and clearly the spirit of the legislation was to prevent an overbuild equating to 7-10% or so of the population. The point is they aren't completely 100% sure of where they stand - clearly expanding superfast broadband capable tails to half a million apartments could conversely be viewed as an "<b>extension, alteration or upgrade".<br>
<br></b></div><b>Or put it another way; doubt they would have announced this if Conroy was still the minister....<br></b><div><div><br><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 17 September 2013 14:28, Paul Brooks <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pbrooks-ausnog@layer10.com.au" target="_blank">pbrooks-ausnog@layer10.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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    <div>On 17/09/2013 2:09 PM, Grahame Lynch
      wrote:<br>
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        <div>This is what the legislation says:<br>
          <br>
          <i>A network unit that belongs to
            a telecommunications network (other than the national
            broadband
            network) must not be used to supply a fixed-line carriage
            service if: </i></div>
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    However S141C:<br>
    <blockquote type="cite"><b>Certain installations and connections are
        not taken to be an extension, alteration or upgrade</b>
      <p>                  
        For the purposes of this Part, if: </p>
      <p>                    
        (a)  a <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/s7.html#line" target="_blank">line</a>
        is or was installed for the purposes of connecting particular
        premises to a <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/s7.html#telecommunications_network" target="_blank">telecommunications
          network</a>; and </p>
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        (b)  the installation of the <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/s7.html#line" target="_blank">line</a>
        enables or enabled the occupier of the
        premises to become a customer in relation to <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/s7.html#carriage_service" target="_blank">carriage
          services</a> supplied using
        the network; and </p>
      <p>                    
        (c)  the premises are in close proximity to a <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/s7.html#line" target="_blank">line</a>
        that forms part of the
        infrastructure of the network; and </p>
      <p>                    
        (d)  the network is capable of being used to supply a
        <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/s142a.html#superfast_carriage_service" target="_blank">superfast
          carriage service</a>; and </p>
      <p>                    
        (e)  the network came into existence before 1 January 2011; </p>
      <p>neither
        the installation of the <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/s7.html#line" target="_blank">line</a>
        mentioned in paragraph (a), nor the
        connection of the premises, is taken to be an extension, <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/s142a.html#alter" target="_blank">alteration</a>
        or <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/s142a.html#upgrade" target="_blank">upgrade</a>
        of the network. </p>
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    So if the main  fibre trunk cable was already passing the building
    prior to 1 January 2011, they could extend it into the basement and
    claim it was already "in close proximity" to the building, so is not
    an extension, alteration or upgrade - so isn't required to provide a
    L2 bitstream service.<br>
    <br>
    Similarly S141B allows new network extensions of less than 1
    kilometre to be allowed, provided the network being extended existed
    prior to 1 Jan 2011.<br>
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    Somehow, I suspect they've covered these things off before making
    the announcement.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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    P.<br>
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