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

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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

 1 Title [see Note 1]

 2 Definitions 

 3 Standard for PHS customer equipment 

Notes  

 

 

 

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

 

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