<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">ISP's are classified as a CSP (carriage service provider), not as a Carrier. Some ISP's (such as Alphalink) have chosen to become Carriers, and have stricter regulations to adhere to than a normal ISP (CSP).</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">For those who are bored http://www.aca.gov.au/licence/carrier_index.htm has plenty of info on Carrier and CSP obligations.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Darren Dreis<br>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif"><b>"rik" <mibz@optushome.com.au></b></font>
<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Sent by: owner-melbwireless@wireless.org.au</font>
<p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">10/01/2003 11:10 AM</font>
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<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif"> To: <melbwireless@wireless.org.au>, "Clae" <clae@tpg.com.au></font>
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<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif"> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] alphalink wireless</font></table>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">the legal requirements is the carrier licence thing someone brought up<br>
before, alphalink have to own both ends of the network<br>
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which brings me to a wierd question<br>
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how come you dont have to use a isp owned 56k modem?<br>
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----- Original Message -----<br>
From: "Clae" <clae@tpg.com.au><br>
To: <melbwireless@wireless.org.au><br>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 7:41 AM<br>
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] alphalink wireless<br>
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> >What legal requirements ??<br>
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> >Matt.<br>
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> >----- Original Message -----<br>
> >From: "Eric Orton" <eric@mineralsprings.net.au><br>
> >To: <melbwireless@wireless.org.au><br>
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 5:05 PM<br>
> >Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] alphalink wireless<br>
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> >> I contacted Alphalink asking about using my own equipment to connect<br>
to<br>
> > > their network,<br>
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> > > This was the response...<br>
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> >> > I wish it was that simple. Unfortunately, we are not able to use<br>
your<br>
> > > > Hardware due to legal requirements.<br>
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> Hmmm. That to me is a big fat clue that they probably plan to use<br>
> the client nodes to spread a mesh network at a later date. This<br>
> would only be legal (commercially) if they own the equipment.<br>
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