Telecommunications Act 2001

Networks - Network operators and networks generally - Connection to network

106: Operator must agree to connection to network

You could also call this:

"Network owners must let you connect your devices to their network before you can use it."

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You can only connect equipment to a network if the operator of the network agrees to it. This rule does not apply in certain situations outlined in Part 2. The operator must say yes before you can connect your equipment to their network.

You should know that this rule does not affect the Commerce Act 1986. There are some exceptions to this rule, which are explained in sections 107 and 108.

When we talk about an operator, we mean a network operator or someone who provides a telecommunications service using their own network, which is also called a PTN.

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107: When operator must not agree to connection to network, or

"When a phone company can't let someone connect a device to their network"

Part 4Networks
Network operators and networks generally: Connection to network

106Operator must agree to connection to network

Except as provided in Part 2, a person may only connect equipment to a network, or to anything connected to a network, that is owned or operated by an operator who has agreed to the connection.
Nothing in subsection (1) limits the Commerce Act 1986.
Subsection (1) is subject to sections 107 and 108.
In subsection (1) and sections 107 and 108, operator means—
a network operator; or
any other person who provides a telecommunications service by means of a PTN that is operated by the person.

Compare

1987 No 116 s 6(1), (2)

Notes

Section 106(4)(b): amended, on 1 July 2011, by section 26(1) of the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 27).