telecommunications

16 SEPTEMBER 2023 Recently, an ITC Lane Cove Chat reader asked if a Telco called GigaComm had contacted anyone living in an apartment complex about installing high-speed internet infrastructure in their apartment building.  With over 50% of Lane Cove residents living in apartments, this was an issue worth investigating. So, what do you do when a Telco contacts your owners corporation with an official notice stating the Telco will be installing fibre and cabling [...]

13 JULY 2022 Apartment owners claim they’re under siege from telcos determined to install broadband services in their buildings – whether residents want them or not.  And they say they’re being forced to hire lawyers to try to stop them and protect their common property from potential damage caused by subcontractors when companies bully their way in. “This shouldn’t be allowed,” said Karen Stiles, executive officer of the apartment owners’ peak [...]

13 JULY 2022 An emerging issue is that of smaller telecommunications providers muscling their way into apartment buildings to instal their equipment.  Karen Stiles talks to Raf Epstein.   Listen:> ABC Drive with Rafael Epstein

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 [...]