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From: "Edwin L. Culp" <eculp@EnContacto.Net>
To: Hugh Blandford <hugh@island.net.au>
Cc: Mark Newton <newton@internode.com.au>,
	"Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@helium.clari.net.au>,
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Subject: Re: DSL services to apartments
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What about an 802.11b access point?  How would the law look at wireless
agregation?

IMO, with apartments, the installation should be faster, non-destructive and
cheaper.

ed
Quoting Hugh Blandford <hugh@island.net.au>:

> Hi
> 
> > On Mon, Mar 26, 2001 at 02:19:06PM +1000, Hugh Blandford wrote:
> >
> >  > I'm afraid that your main problem is going to be the communications
> >  > regulations in Australia.  You will have to check with the ACA or read
> the
> >  > 1997 Telecommunications Act but I believe you are only capable of
> running 5
> >  > lines to third parties.  After that you are considered to be a Telco
> and you
> >  > will need to get a Telco licence.
> >
> >
> > You made a typo:  You mentioned "5 lines" instead of "1 line."
> 
> I had another look, though not being a lawyer reading the act is a bit of a
> guess but
> 
> section 26 basically means you can't have a single line over 500 metres.
> Not too hard in an apartment block.
> 
> section 27 says that your aggregate of lines connecting distinct places
> can't be over 5 kilometers.
> 
> So maybe you will be OK but as the ACA says you had better get a
> professional opinion.
> 
> You can have a read at:
> 
> http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Hugh
> 
> 
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