Fernando Cassia wrote: <snip> > I wonder if AU has any competition rules in place to mandate > incumbents to share its underground ducts, or none?
As I understand it the idea is for this to occur at a higher level than the cable in the ground. NBN is using electricity ducts and poles - in NSW AUSGRID who owns them is state gov owned. > Ausgrid statement on NBN Co negotiations > Published at 03/04/2013 > > Commercial negotiations between Ausgrid and NBN for the lease of Ausgrid's > poles for the fibre roll-out ended on March 20, 2013 without reaching a > satisfactory agreement. > > NBN has subsequently elected to use its powers under Schedule 3 of the > Telecommunications Act to deliver its project across the Ausgrid electricity > network. http://www.ausgrid.com.au/Common/About-us/Newsroom/Media-Releases/2013/April/130403-NBN-Co-Negotiations.aspx?page=1&year=&month=&id=5dc6b7ee-56b3-4a69-bb6a-46352d18564f > ummary: NBN Co will invoke federal telecommunications powers to access > Ausgrid's power poles after the companies failed to come to an agreement over > access for the purpose of rolling out the fibre network. http://www.zdnet.com/nbn-co-invokes-federal-powers-to-get-ausgrid-pole-access-7000013420/ These poles were once owned by the railways and PMG for Telegraph... > Reply from Town Clerk to Deputy Post Master General 4 Jan 2011 - the work is > in hand and expressing regret that one of the POstal Departments Lines have > been damaged by the COuncil's electric current. (Sydney City Archives Item > 1910/4421) ... > the City Electrical Engineer is desirious of erectig the necessary lamps and > cables on the Tramway poles. http://ramin.com.au/annandale/story4-electricity.shtml M > Spain -there could be many others but due to the same language, that's > one country I keep an eye on- has put in effect superb rules to that > effect,even calling for the use of "microducts" to separate cables and > fibre from different operators inside the same pipe. > > http://www.publico.es/273083/fin-del-monopolio-de-telefonica-en-el-subsuelo > (Spanish language link, use Google Translate) > > Another useful reference: (also Spanish :-/) > http://www.slideshare.net/blogcmt/presentacion-oferta-mar-co > > Ref: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microducts > > ...Just thinking aloud from the other side of the globe... ;) > > FC > Buenos Aires, Argentina > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > -- Marghanita da Cruz Ramin Communications Pty Ltd http://ramin.com.au/ Phone:(+61)0414-869202 _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
