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| Issue No 14, 3/05/10 |
Last Days to Nominate for the 2010 ACOMMS Awards
Nominations for the awards close on 6 May 2010. Full details of the awards and criteria are available at www.commsalliance.com.au/the_acomm_awards .
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Australian Consumer Law Seminar
Baker & McKenzie and Communications Alliance invite its members to a lunchtime seminar on Tuesday 11 May 2010 about the specific implications of the new Australian Consumer Law for the telecommunications and content sectors.
James Halliday, Partner, Baker & McKenzie will provide an overview of the new Australian Consumer Law as it relates to the telecommunications and content sectors followed by Sarah Court, ACCC Commissioner, who will outline the ACCC's approach to the enforcement of the new laws.
There will be a panel discussion with Page Henty, Corporate Counsel, AUSTAR Entertainment Pty Ltd, John Horan, General Counsel, Primus Telecommunications and Bill Gallagher, General Counsel - Public Policy & Communications, Telstra Corporation Ltd.
The panel will discuss the industry’s views on the impact of the new law, the changes it will bring about, and the specific actions that need to be taken by participants in the telecommunications and content sectors both before and following the introduction of the Australian Consumer Law.
Communications Alliance members:
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Mobile phone customer equipment Standard available for public comment
Communications Alliance is seeking comments on the draft Requirements for connection to an air interface of a Telecommunications Network Standard (DR AS/CA S042:2010). The public comment release is on 4 May 2010.
The draft Standard specifies requirements for customer equipment that is designed or intended for use in connection with a Public Mobile Telecommunications Service (PMTS) or a Satellite Service. Part 1 is a revision of the 2008 version. Part 4 is a new part that applies to third generation (3G) customer equipment including handsets and data modems.
Public comment period closes at 5.00 p.m. on Tuesday 6 July 2010.
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NBN Drafts released for public comment
The Early Stage Deployment working group released today two drafts for public comment. The draft FTTP Planning - Express Conduit paper provides a guide when planning telecommunications infrastructure in greenfields areas for the installation of new main conduits feeding one or multiple development(s) and/or the interconnection of their conduits with those of another carrier. The draft Fibre Ready Distribution Networks paper outlines the issues associated with distribution networks, and in particular with the physical plant used for the housing of network cables. Comments on the two drafts are due by Friday 21 May.
The End User Premises working group has released a new draft of its End User Premises Handbook for public comment. The Handbook now covers information relevant to fixed, wireless and satellite NBN access technologies and architectures. There are also new sections on distribution technologies, installation practices and on testing and diagnostics. Comments are due by Friday 21 May 2010.
Comments on the Technical working group’s draft NBN Optical Access for public comment are due by this Friday 7 May. The draft defines the generic elements in the passive optical infrastructure, providing an explanation of the vocabulary of the passive optical network, its building blocks, and the technical issues which must be considered and resolved for the NBN.
All four drafts are available from the Drafts for Public Comment webpage. You can submit your comments via the Communications Alliance website.
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NBN Project Update
The Operational working group will meet this week.
Interested members are invited to register for the project team, which will also provide full access to the NBN Wiki. Non-member organisations who have an interest in the NBN and meet the eligibility requirements for Communications Alliance membership can register as observers directly on the NBN Wiki.
http://commsalliance.com.au/Documents/national-broadband-network.
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New Members
Communications Alliance is pleased to welcome the following new members:
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