[LINK] Commercial gain leading to loss of residential service

[David Boxall]

Hi all,

I've come across a situation that might be of interest.

The site is a moderately remote mountain gully. On the weekend of the 
20th and 21st, a "music festival" was held on one of the properties. 
Neighbours who relied on Telstra wireless for Internet lost service.

Telstra's page 
<http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/coverage-networks/our-coverage/index.htm> 
shows no coverage, but its reportedly usable most of the time. The 
suggestion was that hordes of young people (attendance estimates range 
from just over 500 to 1100) on iPhones and tablets maxed out the 
available bandwidth. I'm more inclined to blame RF interference from 
audio equipment and generators, drowning out feeble signals.

What are the most probable causes? Has any telecoms law been broken?

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