AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY

Telecommunications Act 1997

Subsection 81(1)

NOMINATED CARRIER DECLARATION 185 GRANTED – TELSTRA LIMITED

I, Dominic Byrne, 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 unit 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 network units owned by BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Limited ACN 096 412 752, being the cores of fibre optic cable connecting the following cable termination points in the vicinity of Stewarton, Queensland:

• the Coal Handling Preparation Plant Server Room at the Klinker Hill mine site (location -23.72536, 148.79121),
• the Central Server Room at the Blackwater mine site (location -23.76937, 148.87829).

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

Dated:  24 March 2023

Signed: Dominic Byrne

Delegate of the Australian Communications and Media Authority