Telecommunications Act 2001

Networks - Network operators and networks generally - Declarations of network operator status

103: Ministerial requirements for declaration

You could also call this:

"When the Minister says you're a network operator because your business helps many people communicate."

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The Minister has to declare you a network operator if they think it's necessary for your business. You need to provide facilities for telecommunication between 10 or more people, so they can talk to each other, but this doesn't include facilities just for broadcasting. The Minister also has to declare you a network operator if you provide facilities for broadcasting to 500 or more people, so you can send programmes to them along a line. You can find more information about this by looking at the Telecommunications (New Regulatory Framework) Amendment Act 2018 and the original Act.

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102: Persons declared to be network operators, or

"Who can be called a network operator and provide phone and internet services"

104: When declaration must be revoked, or

"When the Minister must cancel a special permission for a network operator"

Part 4Networks
Network operators and networks generally: Declarations of network operator status

103Ministerial requirements for declaration

The Minister must declare an applicant to be a network operator for the purposes of this Act or any provisions of this Act if the Minister is satisfied that a declaration is necessary to enable the applicant to commence or carry on a business providing—
facilities for telecommunication (other than facilities used exclusively for broadcasting) between 10 or more other persons that enable at least 10 of those persons to communicate with each other; or
facilities for broadcasting to 500 or more other persons that enable programmes to be transmitted along a line or lines to each of those persons.

Compare

1987 No 116 s 2A(2)

Notes

Section 103(a): amended, on 13 November 2018, by section 39(5) of the Telecommunications (New Regulatory Framework) Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 48).