Industry Publications

Customer Equipment Standards

Australian Communications Alliance develops customer equipment Standards and related documents for the Australian telecommunications industry. The latest versions of the publications are listed below.

Note that Available Superseded Standards may be applicable under the Telecommunications (Labelling Notice for Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Instrument 2015 (the TLN). See the regulatory information below.

Note that all references to CDMA in Australian Communications Alliance documents are no longer valid post 28 April 2008.

Our policy for handling complaints regarding the development processes of Standards can be found here.

Regulatory information

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is a Commonwealth statutory agency responsible for regulation of telecommunications customer equipment and customer cabling. Details of the compliance arrangements (including labelling and record-keeping requirements) can be obtained from the ACMA website.

The ACMA may make technical standards under section 376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997, for specified items of telecommunications customer equipment and customer cabling. A complete list of applicable ACMA Standards (which may include both current and revoked Standards) can be found on the ACMA website at the Telecommunications standards page.

When an AS/CA industry standard is amended or replaced, a transition period applies. The transition period is two years, or such lesser period that is specified in the standard. During the transition period, both the old and the amended/replacement standard apply. More information on Changes to standards and transition periods is available on the ACMA website.

In addition, the ACMA makes Cabling Provider Rules (CPRs) under section 421(1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997. The CPRs require a person undertaking customer cabling work to comply with the customer cabling wiring rules (AS/CA S009) developed by Communications Alliance. More information on the ACMA’s customer cabling regulatory arrangements is available on the ACMA website.

Topic: All Topics, Category: Standards
S006 Standards

AS/ACIF S006:2008 Requirements for Customer Equipment, operating in the voiceband, for connection to the non-switched Telecommunications Network
S016 Standards

AS/ACIF S016:2001 Requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to hierarchical digital interfaces
S031 Standards

AS/ACIF S031:2001 Requirements for ISDN Basic Access
S038 Standards

AS/ACIF S038:2001 Requirements for ISDN Primary Rate Access Interface
S040 Standards

AS/ACIF S040:2001 REQUIREMENTS FOR CUSTOMER EQUIPMENT FOR USE WITH THE STANDARD TELEPHONE SERVICE – FEATURES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
S042.2:1999 Standards

AS/ACIF S042.2:1999 Requirements for connection to an air interface of a telecommunications network – Part 2: CDMA (IS-95)
Standards

AS/CA S002:2010 Analogue interworking and non-interference requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to the PSTN
Standards

AS/CA S002:2010 Analogue interworking and non-interference requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to the PSTN
S003.1 Standards

AS/CA S003.1:2010 Requirements for Customer Access Equipment for connection to a Telecommunications Network – Part 1: General
S003.2 Standards

AS/CA S003.2:2010 Requirements for Customer Access Equipment for connection to a Telecommunications Network – Part 2: Analogue and TDM based technologies
S003.3 Standards

AS/CA S003.3:2010 Requirements for Customer Access Equipment for connection to a Telecommunications Network – Part 3: Packet and cell based technologies
S004 Standards

AS/CA S004:2013 Voice performance requirements for Customer Equipment
S008 Standards

AS/CA S008:2020 Requirements for Customer Cabling Products
S009 Standards

AS/CA S009:2020 Installation requirements for Customer Cabling (Wiring Rules)
S035 Standards

AS/CA S035:2015 Requirements for installation of temporary field telecommunications customer cabling for defence purposes
S041.1 Standards

AS/CA S041.1:2015 Requirements for DSL Customer Equipment for connection to the PSTN – Part 1: General
S041.2 Standards

AS/CA S041.2:2015 Requirements for DSL Customer Equipment for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network – Part 2: Modems for use in connection with all DSL services
S041.3 Standards

AS/CA S041.3:2015 Requirements for DSL Customer Equipment for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network – Part 3: Filters for use in connection with all xDSL services
S042.1:2022 Standards

AS/CA S042.1:2022 Requirements for connection to an air interface of a Telecommunications Network – Part 1: General
S042.3:2005 Standards

AS/CA S042.3: 2005 Requirements for Connection to an Air Interface of a Telecommunications Network – Part 3: GSM