11 JULY 2022

Ever since the Federal Government embarked on its politically fraught and occasionally flawed efforts to introduce high-speed broadband to our cities, there has been a dubious tactic embraced by some (but not all) telcos to force their way into apartment blocks.

And when I say “force”, I’m referring to letters from internet service providers to strata committees demanding access to install their equipment, warning them that they dare not try to stop them lest they face grave legal consequences.

Unsuspecting committee members and inexperienced strata managers may well cave in to bullying demands that quote chapter and verse of the relevant Acts.  But do these companies have the legal powers they claim?

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