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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 24/03/2015 11:46 PM, Paul Julian
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<p class="MsoNormal">Question to the knowledgeable….<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Is a business which does only peering
between service providers classed as a service provider
themselves ?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In other words if you are only passing data
between one entity and another, and you don’t provide any
services except for the connectivity to pass that data would
that still classify you as a service provider ?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I suppose an example would be a peering
company like Megaport (just an example), if they are just
passing data through from people to other people without doing
anything with that data or providing any services like email
of website hosting etc, are they are service provider ?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sorry if it’s a stupid question but I am
curious.</p>
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Its not a stupid question - but if you need to know for a
compliance/legal/money reason where the cost of getting it wrong is
higher than the cost of asking a lawyer, you should consult a real
lawyer.<br>
In your example, the peering company is renting out the port and the
capability for passing traffic through, so they are providing
services - however they aren't 'carriage services'.<br>
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You didn't say if the other service providers are customers or
suppliers of yours - who is the 'supplier' matters.<br>
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If you 're happy to interpret it yourself, check out <br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/s87.html">http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/s87.html</a><br>
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note 'public' includes any individual or organisation not within
your own organisation or immediate-circle - including other
arms-length service providers.<br>
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If you aren't providing any of the links (carriage services) between
your premises and your (other service providers) premises - i.e.
they are bringing their own links - then you might not be a carriage
service provider.<br>
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P.<br>
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