[AusNOG] Fibre run between Buildings

[Mark Newton]

On Oct 15, 2014, at 6:15 PM, Paul Brooks <pbrooks-ausnog at layer10.com.au> wrote:

> That they own the buildings is immaterial.
> On the plus side, 300 metres is less than the 500 metre statutory distance that requires a carrier license, so they may be able to get away without one - however they will need to apply for permits and probably apply for and pay for an easement of some sort from the council that owns the footpath, and road if there is a road crossing involved.
> 
> Also you won't be able to use Low Impact Facilities rules to get it in - Low Impact Facilities determination only applies to licensed carriers.
> 
> Have you or they looked at the footpath to see which other carriers have fibre up and down the street? You/your customer may be able to simply lease dark fibre between the buildings for a lot less than digging in new conduit or cable yourself.

As an industry, it’s probably worth asking why this is all so hard in Australia.

We have laws pertaining to licensed carriers. What purposes are those laws supposed to be serving, are the purposes legitimate, are the laws actually serving them in practice, and are there any less-impactful laws which could serve them at least as well?

I don’t believe that the licensed carrier rules sprung directly from the drafter’s pencil into perfection when they were laid down in the 1990’s.  They’ve barely been modified since, though.

If only there was an effective org that could drive policy reform in areas like this…

  - mark

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