Carrier Licence Conditions (Telstra Corporation Limited) Declaration 1997 (Amendment No. 2 of 1999) (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Telecommunications Act 1997

Carrier Licence Conditions (Telstra Corporation Limited) Declaration 1997 (Amendment No. 2 of 1999)

I, RICHARD KENNETH ROBERT ALSTON, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, make the following Declaration under subsection 63(5) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Dated 2 December 1999.

RICHARD ALSTON

Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

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Commencement

1.   This Declaration commences on gazettal.

Variation

2.   The Carrier Licence Conditions (Telstra Corporation Limited) Declaration 1997 is varied as set out in this Declaration.

Note: The Carrier Licence Conditions (Telstra Corporation Limited) Declaration 1997 was published in the Gazette on 30 June 1997.  It has since been varied by the following Declarations:

Carrier Licence Conditions (Telstra Corporation Limited) Declaration 1997 (Amendment No. 1 of 1998) (published in the Gazette on 4 March 1998)

Carrier Licence Conditions (Telstra Corporation Limited) Declaration 1997 (Amendment No. 1 of 1999) (published in the Gazette on 24 February 1999).

Clause 3 (Definitions)

3.1    After the definition of “AMPS”, insert:

“ ‘AMPS site’ means:

(a)  a metropolitan AMPS site; or

(b)  a non-metropolitan AMPS site;”.

3.2    After the definition of “designated basic rate ISDN service”, insert:

“ ‘emergency call service’ has the meaning given by section 7 of the Act;”.

3.3    In the definition of “licensee”, omit “566”, substitute “556”.

Clause 15 (Replacement of AMPS network)

4.1    Subparagraph 15(1)(b)(ii):

Omit “by 31 December 1999”, substitute “subject to subclause (13), by 31 December 1999”.

4.2    Subclause 15(4):

Omit “the licensee must”, substitute “the licensee must, subject to subclause (13),”.

4.3    At the end, insert:

          “(13)  After 31 December 1999, the licensee may operate an AMPS site referred to in subparagraph 15(1)(b)(ii) or subclause 15(4) for the following periods and purposes only:

(a)  from midnight on 31 December 1999 until midnight on 1 January 2000:

(i)   for any purpose referred to in paragraph (b); or

(ii)  to continue the carriage of calls in progress at midnight on 31 December 1999; and

(b)  from midnight on 1 January 2000 until midnight on 7 January 2000:

(i)   to provide an emergency call service; or

(ii)  to present the recorded voice announcement set out in Schedule 1.”.

AMPS network closed announcement (new Schedule 1)

5       At the end, insert:

“SCHEDULE 1 (AMPS NETWORK CLOSED ANNOUNCEMENT)

Note:  See subparagraph 15(13)(b)(ii)

The analogue AMPS network in this area is now closed.  To use alternative mobile services in this area please contact a mobile phone carrier or service provider.”.