<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"
http-equiv="Content-Type">
</head>
<body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 17/09/2013 2:09 PM, Grahame Lynch
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote
cite="mid:CACUGddGLb43VnwMGeESk7S9cJbbuKUGLHAOOCbV8RixiomzR8A@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<div dir="ltr">
<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>
</div>
</blockquote>
<br>
However S141C:<br>
<blockquote type="cite"><b>Certain installations and connections are
not taken to be an extension, alteration or upgrade</b>
<p class="subsection">
For the purposes of this Part, if: </p>
<p class="paragraph">
(a) a <a
href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/s7.html#line">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">telecommunications
network</a>; and </p>
<p class="paragraph">
(b) the installation of the <a
href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/s7.html#line">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">carriage
services</a> supplied using
the network; and </p>
<p class="paragraph">
(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">line</a>
that forms part of the
infrastructure of the network; and </p>
<p class="paragraph">
(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">superfast
carriage service</a>; and </p>
<p class="paragraph">
(e) the network came into existence before 1 January 2011; </p>
<p class="subsection2">neither
the installation of the <a
href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/s7.html#line">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">alteration</a>
or <a
href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/s142a.html#upgrade">upgrade</a>
of the network. </p>
</blockquote>
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>
<br>
Somehow, I suspect they've covered these things off before making
the announcement.<br>
<br>
P.<br>
<br>
</body>
</html>