Is it worthwhile having my overseas-purchased equipment tested for compliance to Australian standards to enable connection to an Australian telecommunications network?
Having a single item of equipment tested to confirm compliance to enable connection to a network in Australia is time consuming and expensive compared with the cost of an Australian-purchased replacement. For example, testing a telephone, modem, answering or facsimile machine against the applicable ACMA technical standards in Australia will cost you several thousand dollars. For this reason, it is not worthwhile for one-off imports to be tested for compliance. Apart from mobile phones (see Mobile Phones) one-off imports should not be connected to an Australian telecommunications network.
