Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 350

  (1)   For the purposes of this Part, a determination requires a carrier to provide pre - selection in favour of a carriage service provider in relation to calls made using a particular carriage service if, and only if, the determination requires:

  (a)   the controlled networks and controlled facilities of the carrier to permit an end - user to:

  (i)   pre - select the carriage service provider as the end - user's preferred carriage service provider for such of the end - user's requirements, in relation to calls made using that carriage service, as are specified in the determination; and

  (ii)   change that selection from time to time; and

  (c)   the controlled networks and controlled facilities of the carrier to provide over - ride dial codes for selecting alternative carriage service providers, in relation to calls made using that carriage service, on a call - by - call basis.

Note:   End - user is defined by subsection   (3).

  (2)   For the purposes of this Part, a determination requires a carriage service provider (the first provider ) to provide pre - selection in favour of another carriage service provider (the second provider ) in relation to calls made using a particular carriage service if, and only if, the determination requires:

  (a)   the controlled networks and controlled facilities of the first provider to permit an end - user to:

  (i)   pre - select the second provider as the end - user's preferred carriage service provider for such of the end - user's requirements, in relation to calls made using that carriage service, as are specified in the determination; and

  (ii)   change that selection from time to time; and

  (c)   the controlled networks and controlled facilities of the first provider to provide over - ride dial codes for selecting alternative carriage service providers, in relation to calls made using that carriage service, on a call - by - call basis.

Note:   End - user is defined by subsection   (3).

  (3)   For the purposes of this section, an end - user , in relation to a controlled network or a controlled facility, is an end - user of a carriage service that involves the use of the network or facility.

  (4)   Each of the following is an example of an end - user's requirements:

  (a)   the end - user's requirements relating to domestic long - distance calls;

  (b)   the end - user's requirements relating to international calls.