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Telecommunications Act 2001

Networks - Right of access to use existing electricity works for telecommunications and deploying fibre optic cable - Open access obligations

155ZZF: Undertaking under Part 4AA overrides open access obligations under subpart

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"Special rules for building internet infrastructure override usual access rules"

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If you use rights under this part of the law to build infrastructure under the UFB initiative, the rules in the deed of undertaking you signed under Part 4AA apply instead of the open access obligations. This means the rules in the deed of undertaking override the open access obligations in this part of the law. You can find more information about Part 4AA by looking at the Part 4AA section.

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Right of access to use existing electricity works for telecommunications and deploying fibre optic cable: Open access obligations

155ZZFUndertaking under Part 4AA overrides open access obligations under subpart

  1. If a person uses the rights under this subpart as part of a build of infrastructure under the UFB initiative, the provisions of the deed of undertaking entered into by that person under Part 4AA override the open access obligations in this subpart.

Notes
  • Section 155ZZF: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Telecommunications (Property Access and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 16).