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.