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Tue Jan 17 15:36:28 EST 2012

Note this bit in the pdf...=20
>>=20
Who uses WLANs?=20
WLANs are commonly used by:=20
. companies in work places to connect=20
devices in a local area network;=20
. hotels and airports to provide wireless=20
Internet connections to their customers;=20
. Internet service providers to deliver the=20
Internet to customers, often in a rural or=20
regional area; and=20
. community groups to connect members to=20
the Internet.=20
<<=20
also the section on the 'non-commercial' test which we obviously fit in =
to!=20

looking at the last dot-point above, it looks like it's now totally =
legal for community groups to supply internet access to it's members =
over a community WLAN...

A big thanks to all wireless groups that also made submissions to the =
broadband inquiry and the ACA, and it's great news to finally get the =
sweet smell of success wafting our way :)

Signed,
Steven Haigh
President - Melbourne Wireless Inc
http://melbourne.wireless.org.au
(Visit http://melbourne.wireless.org.au/security to install our Root =
Certificate.)

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From some new documents on the ACA web=20
site:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://www.aca.gov.au/consumer/faq/wlans.htm">http://www.aca.gov.=
au/consumer/faq/wlans.htm</A></FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif=20
size=3D2>http://www.aca.gov.au/consumer/fsheets/industry/fsi26.pdf</FONT>=
=20
<BR><BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>Note this bit in the =
pdf...</FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>&gt;&gt;</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3Dsans-serif=20
size=3D2>Who uses WLANs?</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif =
size=3D2>WLANs are=20
commonly used by:</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>=95 =
companies in work=20
places to connect</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>devices in =
a local=20
area network;</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>=95 hotels and =
airports to=20
provide wireless</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>Internet =
connections to=20
their customers;</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>=95 =
Internet service=20
providers to deliver the</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif =
size=3D2>Internet to=20
customers, often in a rural or</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif =
size=3D2>regional=20
area; and</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>=95 community =
groups to connect=20
members to</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>the =
Internet.</FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3Dsans-serif size=3D2>&lt;&lt;</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3Dsans-serif=20
size=3D2>also the section on the 'non-commercial' test which we =
obviously fit in=20
to!</FONT> <BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>looking at the last dot-point above, it =
looks like=20
it's now totally legal for community groups to supply internet access to =
it's=20
members over a community WLAN...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A big thanks to all wireless groups =
that also made=20
submissions to the broadband inquiry and the ACA, and it's great news to =
finally=20
get the sweet smell of success wafting our way :)</FONT><BR><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2><BR>Signed,<BR>Steven Haigh<BR>President - Melbourne Wireless =
Inc<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://melbourne.wireless.org.au">http://melbourne.wireless.org.a=
u</A><BR>(Visit=20
<A=20
href=3D"http://melbourne.wireless.org.au/security">http://melbourne.wirel=
ess.org.au/security</A>=20
to install our Root Certificate.)<BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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