Telecommunications Technical Standard (Customer Access Equipment for Connection to a Telecommunications Network As/ACIF S003:2005) 2005 (Cth)

Telecommunications Technical Standard (Customer Access Equipment for Connection to a Telecommunications Network — AS/ACIF S003:2005) 2005

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this Technical Standard under subsection 376 (1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Dated   20 May 2005

R.HORTON

Chair

A.HORSLEY

Deputy Chair

Australian Communications Authority

1. Name of Technical Standard

(1)   This Technical Standard is the Telecommunications Technical Standard (Customer Access Equipment for Connection to a Telecommunications Network — AS/ACIF S003:2005) 2005.

(2)   This Technical Standard may also be cited as AS/ACIF S003–2005.

Note 1   The alternative citation mentioned in subsection (2) is the name by which the AS/ACIF Standard adopted by this Technical Standard under section 6 is usually cited. The AS/ACIF Standard was published in 2005.

Note 2   The AS/ACIF Standard, as adopted by this Technical Standard, does not include any amendments made by Standards Australia International Limited and the Australian Communications Industry Forum after the commencement of this Technical Standard. If amendments are made, the terms of this Technical Standard will differ from those of the AS/ACIF Standard unless the AS/ACIF amendments are adopted by the ACA.

1. Commencement

This Technical Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

1. Objects of Technical Standard

The objects of this Technical Standard are to:

(a)    protect the integrity of telecommunications networks and facilities; and

(b)    protect the health and safety of persons who:

(i)    operate a telecommunications network or facility; or

(ii)    work on a telecommunications network or facility; or

(iii)    use services supplied by means of a telecommunications network or facility; or

(iv)    are otherwise reasonably likely to be affected by the operation of a telecommunications network or facility; and

(c)    ensure that customer equipment can be used to give access to an emergency call service; and

(d)    ensure, for the purpose of the supply of a standard telephone service, the interoperability of customer equipment with a telecommunications network to which the equipment is, or is proposed to be, connected.

1. Definitions

In this Technical Standard:

Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.

AS/ACIF Standard means the Australian Standard/Australian Communications Industry Forum Standard: Customer Access Equipment for Connection to a Telecommunications Network (AS/ACIF S003:2005), published by the Australian Communications Industry Forum and Standards Australia International Limited in February 2005.

customer access equipment means customer equipment designed with multiple ports (local or network) that:

(a)    provides, or is intended to provide, access (gateway functions) to a telecommunications network; and

(b)    is capable of the switching, storage, processing, conversion, integration, line isolation/coupling or multiplexing of analogue or digital voice or voice equivalent communication.

facility has the same meaning as in subsection 374 (2) of the Act.

telecommunications network has the same meaning as in subsection 374 (1) of the Act.

Note   The following expressions used in this Technical Standard are defined in section 7 of the Act:

·     customer equipment

·     emergency call service

·     standard telephone service.

1. Application of Technical Standard

This Technical Standard applies to customer access equipment.

1. Standard for customer equipment

The customer access equipment to which this Technical Standard applies must comply with the AS/ACIF Standard.