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Telecommunications Act 1989
Part 4VALUE ADDED SERVICES AND PRIVATE NETWORK SERVICES
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PART 4—VALUE ADDED SERVICES AND PRIVATE NETWORK SERVICES
70. Objects of Part
71. Value added service licensing principle
72. Private network service licensing principles
Division 2—Ministerial directions
73. Minister may give directions to AUSTEL
74. Directions to have general application only
Division 3—Class licences Subdivision A—General
75. Issuing of class licences
76. Consultation with carriers on proposed class licences
77. Variation of class licences
78. Consultation with carriers on proposed variations of class licences
79. Publication of proposed restrictive variations of class licences
Subdivision B—Applications for variation of class licences
80. Applications for variation of class licences
81. Carriers to be consulted on proposed variations
82. Carriers may make representations on proposed variations
83. Variation of class licences
84. Deemed refusal of applications etc.
85. Notice of right to seek reconsideration
86. Reconsideration of decisions
Subdivision C—Registration of value added services and private network services
87. Register of value added services and private network services
88. Registration of value added services and private network services
89. Deemed refusal of application for registration
90. Reconsideration of refusals of applications for registration
Subdivision D—Unlicensed services
91. Declarations that services are unlicensed
92. Declarations in respect of registered value added services and private network services
93. Reconsideration of declarations
94. Effect of declarations
95. Registration of unlicensed services
Division 4—Use of public telecommunications networks for the supply of value added services and private network services
96. Connection etc. of unlicensed services
97. Obligation of carriers to connect value added services and private network services
98. Discrimination prohibited in relation to value added and private network services
99. Action for failure to connect value added services or for discrimination
100. Carriers not to bundle certain charges
101. Accounting requirements
102. AUSTEL may give directions in relation to bundling and accounting requirements
103. Supply of value added services by carriers
104. Pre-existing value added services and private network services