Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01189:clause:1_8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01189
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 8
Character Range: 7860–10101

8  Performance benchmarks for connection period performance standard
 (1) Each of the benchmarks at subsections (2) and (3) are minimum benchmarks for the purposes of section 117B of the Act in relation to compliance by carriage service providers with the connection period performance standard.

 (2) A qualifying carriage service provider must comply with the connection period performance standard in respect of at least 90 percent of the total number of in‑place connection requests that:
 (a) are subject to the connection period performance standard; and
 (b) are required to be complied with by the carriage service provider during a benchmark period.
 (3) A qualifying carriage service provider must comply with the connection period performance standard in respect of at least 90 percent of:
 (a) if the carriage service provider meets the urban area services threshold for a benchmark period—the total number of new connection requests from customers in urban areas that:
 (i) are subject to the connection period performance standard; and
 (ii) are required to be complied with by the carriage service provider during the benchmark period; and
 (b) if the carriage service provider meets the major rural area services threshold for a benchmark period—the total number of new connection requests from customers in major rural areas that:
 (i) are subject to the connection period performance standard; and
 (ii) are required to be complied with by the carriage service provider during the benchmark period; and
 (c) if the carriage service provider meets the minor rural area services threshold for a benchmark period—the total number of new connection requests from customers in minor rural areas that:
 (i) are subject to the connection period performance standard; and
 (ii) are required to be complied with by the carriage service provider during the benchmark period; and
 (d)  if the carriage service provider meets the remote area services threshold for a benchmark period—the total number of new connection requests from customers in remote areas that:
 (i) are subject to the connection period performance standard; and
 (ii) are required to be complied with by the carriage service provider during the benchmark period.