Telecommunications Technical Standard (Personal Handy Phone System—ACA TS 034 – 1997) (Cth)

Telecommunications Technical Standard (Personal Handy Phone System — ACA TS 034 – 1997)

as amended

made under subsection 376 (1) of the

Telecommunications Act 1997

This compilation was prepared on 20 December 2004
taking into account amendments up to Telecommunications Technical Standard (Personal Handy Phone System — ACA TS 034 – 1997) Amendment 2001 (No. 1)

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

1Title [see Note 1]   3

2Definitions   3

3Standard for PHS customer equipment   3

Notes    1

1              Title [see Note 1]

This Technical Standard may be cited as ACA TS 034 – 1997.

Note   This Standard takes effect on gazettal:  see Telecommunications Act 1997 s 376 (5).

2              Definitions

   In this Standard:

ACA means the Australian Communications Authority.

customer equipment has the meaning it has in the Act.

PHS means Personal Handy Phone System, being the cordless telecommunications system to which the Association of Radio Industries and Business [Japan] standard RCR STD-28 applies.

the Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.

3              Standard for PHS customer equipment

(1)   For paragraphs 376 (2) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Act, the standard for PHS customer equipment is the standard set out in the document known as ‘ACA TS 034 – 1997’ approved by the ACA in the ACA meeting of 26 November 1997.

(2)   However, Table 1 after clause 5.2.2.2 in that document is replaced by the following table:

Carrier Number	Frequency (MHz)	Usage
1	1,895.150	Communication Carriers of Private/Public Systems
2	450
3	750
4	1,896.050
5	350
6	650	Control Carrier for Private/Public Systems
7	950	Communication Carriers of Private/Public Systems
8	1,897.250
9	550
10	850
11	1,898.150
12	450	Control Carrier for Private/Public Systems
13	750	Communication Carriers of Private/Public Systems
14	1,899.050
15	350
16	650

(3)   Also, Figure 6 in that document is replaced by the following figure:

Frequencies	Private use	Public use
	(Household, office etc.)
1895.0 MHz	Communication physical slots (Note 1)		Usage for communication Carrier for Private/Public Systems (5 frequencies)
1896.5 MHz	Control physical slots	Control carrier for Private/Public Systems (1 Frequency)
1896.8 MHz	Communication physical slots (Note 1)		Usage for communication Carrier for Private/Public Systems (5 frequencies)
1898.3 MHz	Control physical slots	Control carrier for Private/Public Systems (1 Frequency)
1898.6 MHz	Communication physical slots (Note 1)		Usage for communication carrier for Private/Public Systems (4 frequencies)
1899.8 MHz

Note 1   Control physical slots for USCCH option.

Figure 6

Mapping of Physical Slots on Frequency Axis

Notes to the Telecommunications Technical Standard (Personal Handy Phone System — ACA TS 034 – 1997)

Note 1

The Telecommunications Technical Standard (Personal Handy Phone System — ACA TS 034 – 1997) (in force under subsection 376 (1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Title	Date of notification in Gazette	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Telecommunications Technical Standard (Personal Handy Phone System — ACA TS 034 – 1997)	8 Dec 1997 (see Gazette 1997, No. S508)	8 Dec 1997
Telecommunications Technical Standard (Personal Handy Phone System — ACA TS 034 – 1997) Amendment 2001 (No. 1)	5 Sept 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN35)	5 Sept 2001	—

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
S. 3.........................................	am. 2001 No. 1