Apartment owners claim they’re under siege from telcos determined to install broadband services in their buildings – whether residents want them or not.
“There have been horror stories from some apartment buildings where telecommunications companies have bullied their way in via this federal law and so much damage has been done. We have one building in Ashfield which is just about to install a new roof membrane, but a company is insisting it has the right to come in, and they’re terrified the membrane will be damaged and it’ll cost them so much money.
“Telecommunications is an essential service, just like other utilities, and our mission is to give as many Australians as possible access to the latest technology to access ultra-fast internet.” Mr Graham, 91, a retired tax consultant, said that when his building tried to object, he was told they’d be taken to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman. “They sent us a 40-page document about it and it basically said, ‘Abandon hope all ye who enter here’,” he said.
Strata lawyer Amanda Farmer says the current legislation permits a significant interference with common and private property, but there is little an owners’ corporation can do to prevent this.
JohnWilsonWSWS , MantellKen
The notion expressed here is disingenuous as the writer would know; she’s shacked-up with strata guru Jimmy Thompson. What’s afoot, is protecting kickback commissions to Strata Managers like BCS. If you have NBN, a telco can’t just come in uninvited… unless your SM is a crook.