❓ Hon P G Pendal asks about a Western Power pilot project installing conduit for future telecommunications networks during electricity undergrounding. The project aims to minimise disruption and costs, but commercial use and total costs are still under development.
AnsweredQoN 116Legislative Assembly
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(b) Simultaneous installation minimises interruption and disturbance to the local community while reducing development costs for this type of infrastructure. (c) Yes. (d) The specifics of commercial use of the pilot infrastructure are still being developed and will depend upon results from the pilot project. (e) Total installed costs for the pilot project are still being determined and will depend upon equipment and service providers selected. (f) Yes. (g) Yes. (h) Western Power is in discussion and negotiations with equipment vendors and content providers interested in participating in the pilot. No conclusion to these arrangements has yet been reached. (i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
(c) Yes. (d) The specifics of commercial use of the pilot infrastructure are still being developed and will depend upon results from the pilot project. (e) Total installed costs for the pilot project are still being determined and will depend upon equipment and service providers selected. (f) Yes. (g) Yes. (h) Western Power is in discussion and negotiations with equipment vendors and content providers interested in participating in the pilot. No conclusion to these arrangements has yet been reached. (i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
(d) The specifics of commercial use of the pilot infrastructure are still being developed and will depend upon results from the pilot project. (e) Total installed costs for the pilot project are still being determined and will depend upon equipment and service providers selected. (f) Yes. (g) Yes. (h) Western Power is in discussion and negotiations with equipment vendors and content providers interested in participating in the pilot. No conclusion to these arrangements has yet been reached. (i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
(e) Total installed costs for the pilot project are still being determined and will depend upon equipment and service providers selected. (f) Yes. (g) Yes. (h) Western Power is in discussion and negotiations with equipment vendors and content providers interested in participating in the pilot. No conclusion to these arrangements has yet been reached. (i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
(f) Yes. (g) Yes. (h) Western Power is in discussion and negotiations with equipment vendors and content providers interested in participating in the pilot. No conclusion to these arrangements has yet been reached. (i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
(g) Yes. (h) Western Power is in discussion and negotiations with equipment vendors and content providers interested in participating in the pilot. No conclusion to these arrangements has yet been reached. (i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
(h) Western Power is in discussion and negotiations with equipment vendors and content providers interested in participating in the pilot. No conclusion to these arrangements has yet been reached. (i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
(i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
(c) Yes. (d) The specifics of commercial use of the pilot infrastructure are still being developed and will depend upon results from the pilot project. (e) Total installed costs for the pilot project are still being determined and will depend upon equipment and service providers selected. (f) Yes. (g) Yes. (h) Western Power is in discussion and negotiations with equipment vendors and content providers interested in participating in the pilot. No conclusion to these arrangements has yet been reached. (i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
(d) The specifics of commercial use of the pilot infrastructure are still being developed and will depend upon results from the pilot project. (e) Total installed costs for the pilot project are still being determined and will depend upon equipment and service providers selected. (f) Yes. (g) Yes. (h) Western Power is in discussion and negotiations with equipment vendors and content providers interested in participating in the pilot. No conclusion to these arrangements has yet been reached. (i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
(e) Total installed costs for the pilot project are still being determined and will depend upon equipment and service providers selected. (f) Yes. (g) Yes. (h) Western Power is in discussion and negotiations with equipment vendors and content providers interested in participating in the pilot. No conclusion to these arrangements has yet been reached. (i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
(f) Yes. (g) Yes. (h) Western Power is in discussion and negotiations with equipment vendors and content providers interested in participating in the pilot. No conclusion to these arrangements has yet been reached. (i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
(g) Yes. (h) Western Power is in discussion and negotiations with equipment vendors and content providers interested in participating in the pilot. No conclusion to these arrangements has yet been reached. (i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
(h) Western Power is in discussion and negotiations with equipment vendors and content providers interested in participating in the pilot. No conclusion to these arrangements has yet been reached. (i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
(i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
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Answered
31 July 2001
Responded by
Minister for Energy
Response time
89 days
(a) The conduit is being installed as a pilot project to establish the costs of providing this infrastructure which will facilitate the future provision of telecommunications network services by optical fibre cabling.
(b) Simultaneous installation minimises interruption and disturbance to the local community while reducing development costs for this type of infrastructure.
(c) Yes.
(d) The specifics of commercial use of the pilot infrastructure are still being developed and will depend upon results from the pilot project.
(e) Total installed costs for the pilot project are still being determined and will depend upon equipment and service providers selected.
(f) Yes.
(g) Yes.
(h) Western Power is in discussion and negotiations with equipment vendors and content providers interested in participating in the pilot. No conclusion to these arrangements has yet been reached.
(i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
(b) Simultaneous installation minimises interruption and disturbance to the local community while reducing development costs for this type of infrastructure.
(c) Yes.
(d) The specifics of commercial use of the pilot infrastructure are still being developed and will depend upon results from the pilot project.
(e) Total installed costs for the pilot project are still being determined and will depend upon equipment and service providers selected.
(f) Yes.
(g) Yes.
(h) Western Power is in discussion and negotiations with equipment vendors and content providers interested in participating in the pilot. No conclusion to these arrangements has yet been reached.
(i) The cost to the local community for the undergrounding of electricity distribution wires in the area is unaffected by the simultaneous installation by Western Power of the pilot conduit infrastructure.
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