WIA responds to ACA

The WIA response to the Australian Communications Authority discussion paper entitled "The management of Interference from Broadband over Power Line Applications" has been submitted to the ACA and also published on the
www.wia.org.au website

The WIA submission replies to specific questions asked in the ACA discussion paper including:

the likely effects of BPL interference to the amateur service
the suitability of interim guidelines for BPL trials the obligations of BPL operators to consumers how to best manage and regulate BPL suitability of industry management of BPL interference issues the adoption of a BPL standard and other approaches are codes or guidelines desirable should licensing, conditions and fees be applied to BPL and issues arising from access BPL

Some clubs have expressed a desire to forward their own submission to the ACA.

The WIA board believes that an alternative course of action for those clubs who wish to make a submission, but have not already done so, would be to submit a letter to the ACA supporting the WIA submission.

(This also applies to INDIVIDUAL AMATEURS!.. says Secretary VK2ZDD)

The ACA have indicated they will accept supporting letters for a short time after the closing date for submissions. Clubs have sufficient time to review the published WIA submission and forward their comments to the ACA.

The WIA submission can be viewed on the WIA website at www.wia.org.au

The WIA board is very appreciative of the efforts of Roger Harrison and Keith Malcolm in the preparation of the submission.

Phil Wait VK2DKN Director, WIA

Source: Wireless Institute of Australia

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