[AusNOG] NBN Legislation

[James Andrewartha]

On Sat, 27 Nov 2010, Bevan Slattery wrote:

> So an example would be Internode wants to connect to their PoP in 
> Brisbane to a corporate client 2kms off PIPE fibre with a 1GbE metroE 
> service (an extension cost of $60k and a monthly increase in duct rental 
> of $1,200).  Now before PIPE can sell Internode any services PIPE would 
> need to create a non-discriminatory access regime between PIPE and 
> Internode with the fact that this regime (Network FAA if you will) needs 
> to apply to *all* future customers.  Now if the Network FAA says that 
> PIPE will sell their 1GbE metroE service for $1,000 per month, PIPE 
> would be unable extend its network to offer Internode this service 
> because frankly, it would lose money.

Isn't that exempt under the following?

"Second, where a telecommunications network (other than the NBN) comes 
into existence or is altered or upgraded, after 25 November 2010, to 
supply or be capable of supplying a superfast carriage service to 
customers, other than individual government or corporate end-users, ..."

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