a point of interconnection a customer transmission point an access seeker network location a point of interconnection is a physical point of interconnection in Australia between a network operated by a carrier or carriage service provider and another network operated by a service provider a customer transmission point is a point located at customer equipment at a service in Australia (for the avoidance of doubt, a customer in provider’s customer’s premises this context may be another service provider) an access seeker network location is a point in a network operated by a service provider that is not a point of interconnection or a customer transmission point views ACCC’s The ACCC notes that submitters with the exception of Nextgen, either agree to retain current definitions or do not make any substantive submissions. The ACCC considers that Nextgen’s suggestion to define transmission provides further clarity and should be ‘customer point’ adopted into the service description. The ACCC notes that a transmission or ‘customer point’ seeker network includes transmission point locations at mobile base ‘access location’ stations. Other definitions of transmission points will be retained. Out-dated terminology The ACCC notes that a number of legislative changes have occurred since the last review of the DTCS declaration and that the service description should be updated to reflect these changes. The legislative changes include: the repeal of ordinary class exemptions (sections 152AS) and ordinary individual exemptions (section 152AT) from the CCA, and the replacement of the with the CCA. Trade Practices Act 1974 views ACCC’s The ACCC has decided to update the service description to account for legislative and other organisational/name changes that have occurred since the last declaration review. In doing so the ACCC has: replaced the with Trade Practices Act 1974 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 replaced the word with ‘exempt’ ‘deregulated’. Reference to Service in the DTCS service description ‘Exchange Areas’ The existing DTCS service description (and DTCS FAD) uses ESAs to identify the geographic boundaries of telecommunication services and networks while the NBN will be rolled out in regions called Fibre Serving Area Modules (FSAMs). Consideration has been
a point of interconnection a customer transmission point an access seeker network location a point of interconnection is a physical point of interconnection in Australia between a network operated by a carrier or carriage service provider and another network operated by a service provider a customer transmission point is a point located at customer equipment at a service provider’s customer’s premises in Australia (for the avoidance of doubt, a customer in this context may be another service provider) an access seeker network location is a point in a network operated by a service provider that is not a point of interconnection or a customer transmission point ACCC’s views The ACCC notes that submitters with the exception of Nextgen, either agree to retain current definitions or do not make any substantive submissions. The ACCC considers that Nextgen’s suggestion to define ‘customer transmission point’ provides further clarity and should be adopted into the service description. The ACCC notes that a ‘customer transmission point’ or ‘access seeker network location’ includes transmission point locations at mobile base stations. Other definitions of transmission points will be retained. Out-dated terminology The ACCC notes that a number of legislative changes have occurred since the last review of the DTCS declaration and that the service description should be updated to reflect these changes. The legislative changes include: the repeal of ordinary class exemptions (sections 152AS) and ordinary individual exemptions (section 152AT) from the CCA, and the replacement of the Trade Practices Act 1974 with the CCA. ACCC’s views The ACCC has decided to update the service description to account for legislative and other organisational/name changes that have occurred since the last declaration review. In doing so the ACCC has: replaced the Trade Practices Act 1974 with Competition and Consumer Act 2010 replaced the word ‘exempt’ with ‘deregulated’. Reference to ‘Exchange Service Areas’ in the DTCS service description The existing DTCS service description (and DTCS FAD) uses ESAs to identify the geographic boundaries of telecommunication services and networks while the NBN will be rolled out in regions called Fibre Serving Area Modules (FSAMs). Consideration has been
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