Reading RoomNBN Rollout to roll past State and Local Government Planning Approvals
September 2011
Telecommunication carriers may soon be able to install a greater variety of telecommunication infrastructure for the National Broadband Network (NBN) without being subject to a number of state and local government laws, including planning approvals. These changes are proposed by the Federal Government through amendments to the Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 1997 (Determination) and the Telecommunications Regulations 2001 (Regulation), and are designed to facilitate the timely and efficient rollout of the NBN.
The proposed changes are open for public comment until 7 September 2011.