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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 8 Hansard (27 June) . . Page.. 2453 ..

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NUMBER 249

RENTING OF POLE SPACE

Mr Moore asked the Minister for Urban Services in relation to the renting of pole space from power companies in Victoria in order to string out telecommunication cables:

(1) Does ACTEW charge Telstra rent for the use of this pole space.

(2) If so, is that rental comparable to that charged by other power companies.

(3) If not, why not.

(4) How much revenue is/could be obtained by charging Telstra for rental of ACTEW's power poles.

Mr De Domenico - The answer to the Member's questions is as follows:

(1) No. There are no current financial arrangements for use of ACTEW poles. The ACT was party to a bipartite Electricity Supply of Australia (ESAA) agreement on the joint use of power poles for existing telecommunications from the early 1970's. This arrangement allowed for a one-off payment by Telecom (now Telstra) to ACT Electricity and Water (now ACTEW) as new poles were put in place. Since 1990 all new lines for Telstra have been laid underground, therefore the previously existing agreement was no longer applicable.

(2) Not applicable.

(3) As noted above.

(4) Not applicable.

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