[LINK] Mobile Co-location

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Richard writes,

> 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)
>
>> 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

Ah, thank you Richard. Was aware of the telephone exchange code, not the
least from Linked issues around access, didn't know we have one for masts.

So apparently there's no technical reason why in my town we have a splendid
H-beam and angle-iron triangulating and very tall tower, only overshadowed
by the wheat silo, in the middle of town, with ONE phone company arial :( 

Seems to me that real competition is the ONLY thing that will bring down
*exorbitant* mobile phone download fees, everywhere throughout Australia.

So we've no real technical/legal issue around getting more mobile carriers.

But we haven't .. just the big four usually. So maybe it's an issue that a
mobile carrier, by law, must offer a reasonable foot-print Australia-wide?

In that case, why not allow city sims. That is, i'd be happy to slip a new
sim card in my phone, if it meant that the rates from that say Sydney-only
carrier where fantastic .. all on cheap and cheerful piggy-backed antennas.

Come on Aussie! Our big carriers need *serious competition* re mobile data

Cheers Richard
Stephen Loosley
Victoria Australia










 
> stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
> > This Rocks, NZ!
> >
> >  
> 
> >> 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 ..
> 
> >>    
> 
> >
> > 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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