Posible future issue.

[Darryl Smith]

G'Day

Those that are wanting to know more should have a look at the ACIF Web
Site - www.acif.org.au for the relevant industry codes. The page of note
is
http://www.acif.org.au/ACIF/display/metapublist.cfm?page_id=5706&source=
482  - and particularly ACIF C537:2002 Provision of Assistance to
National Security, Enforcement and Government Agencies
(http://www.acif.org.au/ACIF/display/Documentsview.cfm?r_id=116536&sourc
e=482&meta_id=139346&page_id=5706&category=Documents) and ACIF G516:1998
Participant Monitoring of Communications
(http://www.acif.org.au/ACIF/display/Documentsview.cfm?r_id=102647&sourc
e=482&meta_id=111781&page_id=5706&category=Documents) 

The ACIF is the Australian Communications Industry Forum - which the ACA
has created to become a communications standarisation group for
Australia...

Sorry about the lengths of the links...

Darryl

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-----Original Message-----
From: wireless-admin at lists.samba.org
[mailto:wireless-admin at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Jamie Lovick
Sent: Monday, 8 July 2002 6:02 PM
To: syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com; melbwireless at wireless.org.au;
wireless at samba.org
Subject: Posible future issue.



Hi,

I was chatting to someone the other day about the future of community
wireless networks in Australia, and some of the regulatory issues.

They mentioned that since the US September 11th incident, apparently now
there are more stringent requirements from the ACA in regards to
carriers making remote monitoring and logging abilities available to
federal law enforcement, as required in the Telecommunications Act.

Apparently any network providing carriage services will fall under this
rule.

With this in mind, since a community wireless network is effectively
providing carriage services to its members, despite being non-commercial
and the members being in the immediate circle, we will likely fall under
this ruling, or be forced under it at a later stage.

Are we willing to take on the responsibility of providing the ability
for the network to be monitored, and to have an individual cleared and
registered with the ACA as a sole person to manage and provide access to
that monitoring ability, in the same way that a carrier has to?

Food for thought.

Regards

Jamie

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