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access ……………………………………….. 71
      1.1 Exchange of information …………………………………………………..... 71
      1.2  Physical Access ……………………………………………………………… 72
Part 2: Facilities access application ……………………………………………… 74
      2.1 Lodgement of Facilities Access Application ……………………………….. 74
      2.2  Assessment of Facilities Access Application ……………………………….. 76
      2.3  Proposal to reject an application …………………………………………..... 77
Part 3: Termination of access ……………………………………………………... 78
      3.1  Standard term of access ……………………………………………………... 78
      3.2  Termination by First Carrier ………………………………………………… 78
      3.3  Termination by Second Carrier ……………………………………………… 79

SCHEDULE B1: ACCESS PROCEDURE —
FIRST CARRIER PERFORMS MAKE READY WORK …………………. 80

      1  Conduct of a Detailed Field Study …………………………………………. 80
      2  Time Extension for the conduct of a Detailed
       Field Study …………………………………………………………………. 82
      3  Order for access by Second Carrier ………………………………………… 83

      4  Response to Order for access ………………………………………………. 84
      5  Delivery of Access …………………………………………………………. 85
      6  Variation of Make Ready Work ……………………………………………. 85
      7  Cancellation and variation of accepted Orders …………………………….. 86
      8  Installation of Equipment by Second Carrier ……………………………..... 87
      9  Completion Inspection ……………………………………………………… 87

SCHEDULE B2: ACCESS PROCEDURE —
SECOND CARRIER PERFORMS MAKE READY WORK ……………… 88

Access to existing underground facility ………………………………………… 88
      1  Construction and Work Plan ……………………………………………….. 88
      2  Permits and approvals ……………………………………………………… 90
      3  Conduct of Make Ready Work …………………………………………….. 91
      4  Completion Inspection ……………………………………………………... 92

Notes           93

Chapter 1.

Introduction, background and scope

Background to Facilities Access Code

         Part 5 of Schedule 1 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Part 5)
         provides for Carriers to provide other Carriers with access
         to telecommunications transmission towers, the sites
         of telecommunications transmission towers and eligible
         underground facilities.

         Clause 37 of Part 5 empowers the Australian Competition and
         Consumer Commission to make a code which sets out conditions
         that are to be complied with in relation to the provision of access
         under Part 5.

         The Code is designed to encourage the co-location of facilities,
         where reasonably practicable, and promote competition
         by facilitating the entry of new mobile and fixed line operators.

         The Explanatory Statement to the Code provides a detailed
         introduction to and background information on the Code.

Simplified outline of the code

                The Code is divided into six chapters and includes two Annexures
                (A and B). The Chapters of the main code deal with the following:

                 Chapter 1 —  introduction, scope and application of the code

                 Chapter 2 —  mandatory conditions of access

                 Chapter 3 — general procedures concerning applying for
                 facilities access

                 Chapter 4 —  general procedures for negotiating a facilities
                 access agreement

                 Chapter 5 —  general procedures governing the implementation
                 of access

                 Chapter 6 —  glossary of terms and interpretation

         Annexure A establishes administrative and operational procedures
         which specifically apply to telecommunications transmission
         towers and sites of towers. Annexure B establishes the
         administrative and operational procedures which specifically
         apply