Questions for
NZNOG:
In a new
apartment building with CAT5 run from each unit to a central closet, installed
by the developers, who owns the CAT5?
I believe
this would be the owner of the building, or the body corporate (which consists
of the tenants of the apartments of the
building).
If the CAT5 is the property of the
building body corporate, is it permissable for an alternative network operator to install
their own mini-DSLAM, and provide alternative
DSL to building occupants? Yes this is permissable. Obviously the
building owner / manager would need to approve this. But if the building owner is doing an 'under-the-table'
deal with Telecom and stops other providers providing their alternative
DSL to building occupants, this can be considered anti-competitive behaviour
and Telecom could be taken to the commerce commission for this.
If this unit
is not using Telecom lines, does it need to be Telepermit approved? No, as
it is not using telecom lines! They would need to have their own lines
into the building, however.
If
competitive DSL is run over spare pairs (not in use by TelecomNZ), will there
be any implications for residents who subscribe to JetStream? Apart
from interference, I would not believe
so.
Am I going
to end up in pain for asking these questions?
Cheers,
Jon