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Notice under section 3.2.2.4 of the HiBIS Guidelines

Topic: Failure to provide services to Imminent Access areas

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HiBIS Program Guidelines

3.2.2.4 Premises with Imminent Access

Imminent Access, in relation to an area, means an area within the HiBIS Area, listed at Attachment 9.2 and described at section 2.1, which the relevant Service Provider, listed at Attachment 9.2, has publicly identified prior to the Start of the Scheme as being an area where it intends to provide Metro-comparable Services.

Under section 3.2.2.4 of the Guidelines, for Imminent Access to have the effect of excluding Premises from HiBIS, it must be provided by 31 December 2004.

Where a Service Provider has indicated that it will provide Imminent Access but fails to do so by 31 December 2004, the Premises concerned will be Eligible Premises for the remainder of the HiBIS program. However, the Service Provider identified as the Imminent Access provider for those Premises will not be eligible to provide HiBIS Services to those Premises. Other HiBIS Providers who have registered for the area will continue to be able to provide HiBIS Services. Other Eligible Providers will continue to be able to register and provide HiBIS Services for the area.

This Update Notice advises that Imminent Access was not provided to the following areas by Veridas Communications by 31 December 2004.

• Document ID: 29419 |
• Last modified: 6 February 2008, 11:47am