Guidelines (ALL)

Guidelines (REVISED GUIDELINES) on the submission of written comments to Public Consultations and Public Inquiries - 22 October 2014

Issued on 12 January 2017

These guidelines have been made by the National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) under section 218 of the National Information and Communications Technology Act 2009 (the Act) to explain how NICTA will define ICT service markets and assess competition within those markets. NICTA intends to follow these Guidelines when undertaking a market analysis process. However, on occasion circumstances may arise that warrant NICTA adopting a different approach. If such circumstances arise NICTA may depart from the approach reflected in these Guidelines and will explain in writing its reasons for doing so.

To address this current Cabling status quo, NICTA has therefore develop this Instrument to provide the guiding principles for regulating ICT Cabling services in terms of supplying, installing, maintenance and maintaining of new and existing cabling network infrastructures with their associate accessories so that a high level of cabling standards can be achieved..

This guideline is made in accordance with section 218 of the NICT Act, 2009 and contains general information for interested parties who wish to apply for a Radio Dealers Licence. Section 180 (1) (b) of the Act, and Section 32 of the NICT (Radio Spectrum) Regulation, 2010 describes the regulatory details.

The  guideline aims to outline the equipment registration schemes and Type Approval procedures and processes employed by NICTA.