2014–15 Work task Outline Status Priority Expected completion timeframe Regulatory Development of a spectrum Active High Q1 2015 assessment: management strategy on mobile broadband services. Further information Mobile broadband on the mobile broadband strategy can strategy be found in parts 1 and 2 of this Outlook. Regulatory The ACMA is considering options for the Active Medium Ongoing work assessment: future operation of LPON services program resulting from the expiry of the drop LPON services through specified in the section 34 (87.5– 88.0 MHz) determination made under the BSA at the end of 2013. This project will involve consultation with industry and affected stakeholders. Implementation: The ACMA is considering options to Active Medium Ongoing work reduce the cost and complexity in program Licence area licence planning including a review of planning (LAP), the technical planning ACMA’s process review guidelines (TPGs), and the contents of licence area plans (LAPs). Implementation: The ACMA responds to requests to vary Ongoing Medium Ongoing work LAPs, TLAPs and DRCPs to enable work program Broadcast service changes to existing transmissions, program planning. licence provide new transmissions extending or area plans (LAPs), improving coverage, or to include new television licence services. area plans (TLAPs) and digital radio channel plans (DRCPs) Implementation: The Legislative Instruments Act 2003 Ongoing High Ongoing work (LIA) provides a regime (known as work program sunsetting) for the automatic repeal of program regulations and other legislative instruments after 10 years unless action is taken to exempt them. Over the months and years ahead, the ACMA, like all other Commonwealth departments and agencies, will need to respond to the requirements ‘sunsetting’ of the LIA.
2014–15 Work task Outline Status Priority Expected completion timeframe Regulatory assessment: Mobile broadband strategy Development of a spectrum management strategy on mobile broadband services. Further information on the mobile broadband strategy can be found in parts 1 and 2 of this Outlook. Active High Q1 2015 Regulatory assessment: LPON services (87.5– 88.0 MHz) The ACMA is considering options for the future operation of LPON services resulting from the expiry of the drop through specified in the section 34 determination made under the BSA at the end of 2013. This project will involve consultation with industry and affected stakeholders. Active Medium Ongoing work program Implementation: Licence area planning (LAP), process review The ACMA is considering options to reduce the cost and complexity in licence planning including a review of the ACMA’s technical planning guidelines (TPGs), and the contents of licence area plans (LAPs). Active Medium Ongoing work program Implementation: Broadcast service planning. licence area plans (LAPs), television licence area plans (TLAPs) and digital radio channel plans (DRCPs) The ACMA responds to requests to vary LAPs, TLAPs and DRCPs to enable changes to existing transmissions, provide new transmissions extending or improving coverage, or to include new services. Ongoing work program Medium Ongoing work program Implementation: The Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (LIA) provides a regime (known as sunsetting) for the automatic repeal of regulations and other legislative instruments after 10 years unless action is taken to exempt them. Over the months and years ahead, the ACMA, like all other Commonwealth departments and agencies, will need to respond to the ‘sunsetting’ requirements of the LIA. Ongoing work program High Ongoing work program
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