[LINK] Mobile Co-location

[Richard Chirgwin]

Stephen,

We have had an ACCC code covering access to mobile towers since 1999:
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/299666 (PDF warning)

Also from the ACCC:
> To minimise the visual impact of telecommunications facilities, 
> carriers have extensive rights under the Telecommunications Act to 
> place facilities in or on those of other carriers, and they are 
> expected to cooperate with other carriers in sharing sites. A carrier 
> may only refuse access by another carrier for technical reasons.
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_1696

RC

stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
> This Rocks, NZ!
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>> The Commission’s draft determination .. The Mobile Co-location Service
>> allows the transmission and reception equipment of a NZ mobile network
>> operator to be installed on, or with, another operator’s mobile base
>> station (cell mast) .. a designated access or specified service *must*
>> be supplied by access providers to *all* access seekers requesting the
>> service.. there is no need for an access seeker and access provider to
>> enter into a separate agreement for provision of the service.. The Act
>> specifies .. 
>>     
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> Excellent idea for Australia .. almost overnight our mobile coverage
> might double/triple .. with real competition for the last mobile-mile.
>
> These same mobile masts might also make excellent HDTV repeaters, etc.
> So, i say, with adequate visual pollution safeguards, and as we already
> have these towers, let's allow every company access and make them useful+
>
> In my town we have one mobile tower and one mobile company. Why not have
> one mobile tower, and lots of e-services available because of that tower?
>
> *Let's have some REAL mobile digital-data download-charges competition!*
>
> Cheers people
> Stephen Loosley
> Victoria, Australia
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