180Consultation with owners and operators of satellite transmission facilities

180 Consultation with owners and operators of satellite transmission facilities

the ACMA may consult the owners and operators of satellite transmission facilities about the implementation of Part B of this scheme.

Note See paragraph 90 (o).

Dictionary

(section 3)

Note A definition marked with an asterisk appears in Schedule 4 to the Act.

* AAT means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

* ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

Act means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

analog transmission means the broadcasting or transmission of a program or service using an analog modulation technique.

* broadcasting transmission tower means:

(a) a tower; or

(b) a pole; or

(c) a mast; or

(d) a similar structure;

used to supply:

(e) a broadcasting service by means of radiocommunications using the broadcasting services bands; or

(f) a datacasting service provided under, and in accordance with the conditions of, a datacasting licence.

channel, in relation to digital transmission, means a channel that occupies 7MHz of bandwidth.

* commercial television broadcasting service means a commercial broadcasting service that provides television programs.

* commercial television conversion scheme means a scheme under clause 6 of Schedule 4 to the Act.

* coverage area means:

(a) a metropolitan coverage area; or

(b) a regional coverage area.

* datacasting service means a service (other than a broadcasting service) that delivers information (whether in the form of data, text, speech, images or in any other form) to persons having equipment appropriate for receiving that information, where the delivery of the service uses the broadcasting services bands.

datacasting licence see subsection 6 (1) of the Act.

datacasting service see subsection 6 (1) of the Act.

* digital‑only local market area see clause 5F of Schedule 4 to the Act.