AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY

Telecommunications Act 1997

Subsection 81(1)

NOMINATED CARRIER DECLARATION 183 GRANTED – TELSTRA LIMITED

I, Allan Major, delegate of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), being satisfied that:

(a)          if this declaration were made, Telstra Limited ACN 086 174 781 (the applicant) would be in a position to comply with all of the obligations imposed on the applicant in the applicant’s capacity as the nominated carrier in relation to the network units described below; and

(b)          the making of this declaration will not impede the efficient administration of:

(i)                  the Telecommunications Act 1997;

(ii)                the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 and regulations under that Act;

declare that Telstra Limited ACN 086 174 781, holder of carrier licence number 582, is the nominated carrier in relation to the cores of the fibre optic cable or cables, owned by RTA Weipa Pty Ltd ACN 137 266 285 and connecting the following locations in or in the vicinity of the Amrun Project in Far North Queensland:

a)     The Boyd Point Base Station (ACMA Site ID 10001591, location -12.92859, 141.63391

b)     The Amrun Camp Base Station (ACMA Site ID 9026760, location -12.88335, 141.72163)

c)      The Winda Winda Creek Base Station (ACMA Site ID 10001593, location -12.871312, 141.84662) and

d)     The Hey River Base Station (ACMA Site ID 10003142, location -12.748275, 141.8893).

Note: the geographic coordinates above are referenced as latitude and longitude using the GDA94 geodetic system.

Dated: 06/02/2023

Signed: Allan Major

Delegate of the Australian Communications and Media Authority