Telecommunications Technical Standard (Analogue Interworking and Non-interference Requirements for Customer Equipment for Connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network — AS/CA S002:2010) 2011
Telecommunications Act 1997
The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Technical Standard under subsection 376 (1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.
Dated 20 April 2011
Chris Chapman
[signed]
Member
Richard Bean
[signed]
Member/General Manager
 
Australian Communications and Media Authority
 
1              Name of Technical Standard
         (1)   This Technical Standard is the Telecommunications Technical Standard (Analogue Interworking and Non-interference Requirements for Customer Equipment for Connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network – AS/CA S002:2010) 2011.  
         (2)   This Technical Standard may also be cited as the AS/CA S002–2011.
                 
2              Commencement
                This Technical Standard commences on the day after it is registered.
Note: All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.
3              Definitions
                In this Technical Standard:
Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.
mandatory requirement, for a standard, means a requirement in the standard that uses the words ‘shall’ or ‘shall not’.
public switched telephone network means a telecommunications network which enables a customer to establish a connection for voice frequency communication with another customer, either automatically or with operator assistance.
Note 1   Several other words and expressions used in this Technical Standard have the meaning given by section 7 of the Act. For example:
·      customer equipment
·      telecommunications network.
Note 2   Subsection 374 (1) of the Act provides that a reference in Part 21 of the Act to a telecommunications network is a reference to a telecommunications network in Australia that is operated by a carrier or carriage service provider.
4              Objects of Technical Standard
                The requirements of this Technical Standard are necessary and convenient to meet the objectives mentioned in paragraphs 376 (2) (a) to (d) of the Act.
5              Application
This Technical Standard applies to customer equipment that is designed, or intended, for connection to an analogue public switched telephone network two-wire service.
6              Requirement
                Customer equipment must comply with the mandatory requirements set out in the Australian Standard — Analogue interworking and non-interference requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network (AS/CA S002:2010), as published by Communications Alliance Ltd in October 2010.
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