AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY

Telecommunications Act 1997

Subsection 81(1)

NOMINATED CARRIER DECLARATION

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

(a)     if this declaration were made, Sunshine Coast Regional Council ABN 37 876 973 913 (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 Sunshine Coast Regional Council ABN 37 876 973 913, holder of carrier licence number 411, is the nominated carrier in relation to the network unit, Fibre Pair 1 between Sydney and Maroochydore, on the Japan Guam Australia South international submarine cable network owned by RTI Connectivity Pte Ltd. For the purposes of this declaration, Fibre Pair 1 means the paired optical fibre cable which connects submarine line terminal equipment at Sydney with submarine line terminal equipment at Maroochydore on the Japan Guam Australia South international submarine cable network owned by RTI Connectivity Pte Ltd.

Dated: 2 February 2021

Dominic Byrne

Delegate of the Australian Communications and Media Authority