[Asterisk-Users] Ha, just found a way around australia approvals......

[Steve Underwood]

Hi,

This may be true, but be very careful. In some countries such indirectly 
connected unapproved equipment is OK. In other places it is not. It can 
be quite hard, sometimes, to get a straight answer about what is 
allowed. When I lived in the UK many people said similar things were OK, 
but they were not (I think they maybe OK now, but not back then). The 
rules clearly stated that "equipment connect directly or indirectly" to 
the PSTN needed approval. The back of a switch is definitely an indirect 
connection.

Just make sure a genuine expert (rather than a poser :-) ) gave you the 
information.

Regards,
Steve


Gary wrote:

>For you aussies on the list :-)
>
>I have been looking for a solution around the approval problem.
>
>Now today I had a long discussion with my carrier who would be
>providing services to an asterisk box with hopefully an E400P in it....
>As all the equipment are on their premises (my in their colo facility)
>and we are pluging directly into their switch, we only have to meet
>their switch requirements and austel approval is not required in this
>case.
>
>Think about it, think outside the square, sometimes the answer is
>staring at you !!
>
>Telstra ---- forget it folks :-)
>  
>