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Expired Drafts for Public Comment

The documents listed below are drafts on which the period for public comment has ended.
These documents are provided for reference.

Once a period for public comment has ended the usual process is for the group that developed the draft (e.g. a Working Committee) to review any public comments on the draft and then work towards consensus on the content of the document, leading to publication of the document.

Unconditioned Local Loop Service (ULLS) Network Deployment

DR C559:2011 Part 1 (701 KB)
DR C559:2011 Part 2 (689 KB)
DR C559:2011 Part 3 (670 KB)
DR C559:2011 Explanatory Statement (118 KB)

The Unconditioned Local Loop Service (ULLS) Network Deployment industry code defines the performance requirements for DSL and other technologies on copper access networks. The Code offers a coordinated approach to reduce the risk of interference between services deployed over access networks.

The code has been revised to:

  • Update Section 5.1 in Part 2 and Table A-2 in Part 1 of C559:2006 to include current cable types and cable loss values that reflect current industry experience; and
  • Remove unnecessary reference(s) to the network boundary point.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED AT 5.00 P.M. (AEDT) ON THURSDAY 12 JANUARY 2012

Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP)

DR C628:2011 (1,050.4 KB) (re-formatted version)
C628 – Explanatory Statement (134 KB)

The Code sets out obligations on suppliers to establish appropriate community safeguards in the provision of telecommunications services to residential and small business customers. The Code specifies minimum requirements for sales, service, contracts, billing, credit and debt management, customer transfer, complaint handling and compliance.

The revised Code proposes enhanced obligations on suppliers in all areas of the Code, especially in the areas of advertising, the provision of pre-sales product information, the introduction of mandatory usage notifications, and complaint management. It also establishes a body to oversee the new framework for compliance with the Code.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED ON 5.00 P.M. ON  (AEST) FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2011

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National Broadband Network
End User Migration Reference Model

(Draft NBN End User Migration Reference Model, .pdf, 338 KB)

The draft NBN End User Reference Model paper identifies from an industry participant’s perspective the processes and interactions required to facilitate the migration of an End User’s existing telephony and data services onto the National Broadband Network.  It is expected that the contents will provide guidance to all who prepare detailed operational procedures and high level IT specifications for NBN migration participant interaction.

Further work will be done on this paper at a later stage when further information is available on issues that will govern migration processes.