Documents under review
All Communications Alliance published documents (Code/Guideline/Standard) are reviewed from time to time.Review aims
To identify:- any existing issues with the document;
- whether any process improvement is required, from operational experience in dealing with the document;
- any gaps in the document;
- clarifications that improve requirements;
- whether the document is meeting the needs of industry and the community satisfactorily; and
- expected impact of technology changes.
Review process
The Communications Alliance Document Maintenance Policy and Process defines the policy on the review of Communications Alliance documents.All comments received will be considered by representatives of stakeholders to prepare a specific recommendation and reasons to revise, reconfirm or withdraw the published document.
Outcomes of the review
The outcome of the review of a document will be a decision to revise, amend (in the case of Standards), reconfirm or withdraw the published document.Note that a review will not necessarily lead to the document being changed with a new version being published.
Want to submit a comment on document under review?
You can use the Submit Comments form to submit your comments via email or go to the Contact Us webpage to obtain other contact methods such as by post or fax.All submissions received will be made publicly available on the Communications Alliance website unless the submitter requests otherwise.
Documents under review – open for comment
Documents under review – comment period expired
The comment period has expired for the documents under review listed below.
C540:2013 LOCAL NUMBER PORTABILITY - INCORPORATING VARIATION NO.1/2016
The Code sets out inter-Carrier/CSP operational procedures for the implementation of Local Number Portability processes.The aims of the review are to identify:
- any existing issues with the Code;
- whether any process improvement is required, from operational experience in dealing with the Code;
- any gaps in the Code;
- clarifications that improve requirements;
- whether the document is meeting the needs of industry and the community satisfactorily;
- expected impact of technology changes; and
- whether a need exists to amend, reconfirm or withdraw the Code.
There are also a number of operational Guidelines which accompany the Code. These should be considered to determine if amendments are required.
| G602.1:2016 Local Number Portability IT Specifications and Operations Manual Part 1 - General, give back and ported local number register processing |
| G602.2:2016 Local Number Portability IT Specifications and Operations Manual Part 2 - Category A Processing |
| G602.4:2016 Local Number Portability IT Specifications and Operations Manual Part 4 - Category C Processing |
| G602.5:2013 Local Number Portability IT Specifications and Operations Manual Part 5 - Category D Processing Defines the Category D Processing |
| G603:2013 Local Number Portability IT Test Strategy |
| G613.1:2016 Local Number Portability IT Test Plan Part 1 |
| G613.2:2016 Local Number Portability IT Test Plan part 2 - Category A |
| G613.4:2016 Local Number Portability IT Test Plan Part 4 - Category C |
| G613.5:2013 Local number portability it test plan part 5 - Category D |
You can use the Submit Comments form to submit your comments, submit via email (info@commsalliance.com.au) or go to the Contact Us webpage to obtain other contact methods such as by post.
All submissions closed at 5 p.m. on Friday 20th August 2021. Submissions received will be made publicly available on the Communications Alliance website unless the submitter requests otherwise.
- Two confidential submissions were received
AS/ACIF S040:2001 FEATURES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Communications Alliance is seeking comments from interested parties on a scheduled review of the AS/ACIF S040:2001 Features for special needs of persons with disabilities Standard.
This Standard applies to certain Customer Equipment that uses a telephone handset or a keypad, that is manufactured in, or imported into Australia for use with the Standard Telephone Service. This Standard defines the technical requirements relating to the features of the equipment that is designed to cater for some of the special needs of persons with disabilities.
When this Standard was last reviewed, a Review Background paper was developed to provide information on why the Disability Standard was developed and the legislation that it is enforced under. This Background Paper is available from here. The section on ‘What has changed?’ is particularly useful in its observations of the evolving supply market, an aspect that is becoming increasingly relevant since the Background Paper was first drafted.
Further information on the Legislative Instrument and the Explanatory Statement for AS/ACIF S040 can be found at https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2015L00191.
Of interest to the readers of this review, the C625 Information on Accessibility Features for Telephone Equipment Code was revised in 2020, including simplifying the compliance arrangements for suppliers to meet their obligations by using the Mobile & Wireless Forum Global Accessibility Reporting Initiative (GARI) to provide information for their devices. The C625 Code can be found at https://www.commsalliance.com.au/Documents/all/codes/c625. The Mobile & Wireless Forum’s GARI website is at https://www.gari.info/.
The Standard can be downloaded from https://www.commsalliance.com.au/Documents/all/Standards/s040.
You can use the Submit Comments form to submit your comments, submit via email (info@commsalliance.com.au) or go to the Contact Us webpage to obtain other contact methods such as by post or fax.
All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on Friday 9 July 2021. Submissions received will be made publicly available on the Communications Alliance website unless the submitter requests otherwise.
C566:2005 RIGHTS OF USE OF NUMBERS
Specifies what is meant by a customer's rights of use of his/her number(s) and the obligations of carriage service providers in relation to the customer's number(s) when the customer's number(s) is reserved, issued and in quarantine.The aims of the review are to identify:
- any existing issues with the Code;
- whether any process improvement is required, from operational experience in dealing with the Code;
- any gaps in the Code;
- clarifications that improve requirements;
- whether the document is meeting the needs of industry and the community satisfactorily;
- expected impact of technology changes; and
- whether a need exists to amend, reconfirm or withdraw the Code.
Communications Alliance - C566:2005 Rights of Use of Numbers (commsalliance.com.au)
All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on Friday 14th May 2021. Submissions received will be made publicly available on the Communications Alliance website unless the submitter requests otherwise.
You can use the Submit Comments form to submit your comments via email or go to the Contact Us webpage to obtain other contact methods such as by post or fax.
COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE SEEKING REVIEW COMMENTS ON AS/CA S035:2015 REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY FIELD TELECOMMUNICATIONS CUSTOMER CABLING FOR DEFENCE PURPOSES STANDARD
Communications Alliance is seeking comments from interested parties on the following Standard:- AS/CA S035:2015 Requirements for installation of temporary field telecommunications customer cabling for defence purposes
The publications can be downloaded from https://www.commsalliance.com.au/Documents/all/Standards/S035
You can use the Submit Comments form to submit your comments, submit via email (info@commsalliance.com.au) or go to the Contact Us webpage to obtain other contact methods such as by post or fax.
All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on Friday 2 October 2020. Submissions received will be made publicly available on the Communications Alliance website unless the submitter requests otherwise.
COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE SEEKING REVIEW COMMENTS ON AS/CA S041:2015 REQUIREMENTS FOR DSL CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT FOR CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK STANDARD
Communications Alliance is seeking comments from interested parties on the following Standard:- AS/CA S041:2015 Requirements for DSL Customer Equipment for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network
Part 2: Modems for use in connection with all DSL services
Part 3: Filters for use in connection with all xDSL services
AS/CA S041 specifies the technical requirements for Customer Equipment , or the parts of the Customer Equipment that are designed or intended for connection to a DSL service that shares the metallic local loop with an analogue PSTN two-wire service. Part 1 provides the general requirements. Parts 2 and 3 provide the technical requirements for DSL Modem and xDSL Filter Customer Equipment respectively. ADSL and VDSL modems and filters are examples of Customer Equipment designed for connection to a DSL service operating over a shared metallic local loop with an analogue PSTN two-wire service.
The publications can be downloaded from https://www.commsalliance.com.au/Documents/all/Standards
You can use the Submit Comments form to submit your comments, submit via email (info@commsalliance.com.au) or go to the Contact Us webpage to obtain other contact methods such as by post or fax.
All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on Friday 2 October 2020. Submissions received will be made publicly available on the Communications Alliance website unless the submitter requests otherwise.
COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE SEEKING REVIEW COMMENTS ON AS/CA S043:2015 REQUIREMENTS FOR CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT FOR CONNECTION TO A METALLIC LOCAL LOOP INTERFACE OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK STANDARD
Communications Alliance is seeking comments from interested parties on the following Standard:- AS/CA S043:2015 Requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to a metallic local loop interface of a Telecommunications Network
Part 3: DC, low frequency AC and voiceband
AS/CA S043:2015 specifies the technical requirements for Customer Equipment that is designed or intended for connection to a Telecommunications Network via a metallic local loop interface. This Standard does not apply to Customer Equipment designed or intended for connection to HFC, coaxial cable or wireless local loop. Part 1 provides general requirements and Part 3 applies to Customer Equipment that is designed or intended to include one or more of the following capabilities: i) DC power feeding or signalling; ii) operation in the low frequency AC band, below 300 Hz; iii) operation in the voice frequency band or iv) operation above the voice frequency band up to 20 kHz
The publications can be downloaded from https://www.commsalliance.com.au/Documents/all/Standards
You can use the Submit Comments form to submit your comments, submit via email (info@commsalliance.com.au) or go to the Contact Us webpage to obtain other contact methods such as by post or fax.
All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on Friday 2 October 2020. Submissions received will be made publicly available on the Communications Alliance website unless the submitter requests otherwise.
Communications Alliance Revising Guideline G660:2018, Assisting Customers Experiencing Domestic and Family Violence
The Guideline is a reference document for how providers can assist customers who are experiencing domestic or family violence. It was published in October 2018, and provides a range of methods and tools providers can consider, in addition to education for everyone in the telecommunications industry on the types and impacts of domestic and family violence.Communications Alliance reviewed the document in 2019 and 2020, with an initial public comment period that closed on Friday 10 January 2020.
We sought input on experiences using the Guideline by both telecommunications suppliers and consumers, new information or practices to consider, or recommended changes. We welcomed input from all relevant parties, including consumers, specialists in domestic and family violence services, law enforcement, and industry.
A Working Group, consisting of industry and consumer representatives, is now revising the document, and anticipates further consultation at a later stage.
The current Guideline can be found here
Send input or questions via email to info@commsalliance.com.au.