Business needs of other carriers or service providers
291 Business needs of other carriers or service providers
Section 276 does not prohibit a disclosure or use by a person of information or a document if:
the disclosure or use is made by or on behalf of:
a carrier (the first carrier); or
a carriage service provider (the first provider); and
the disclosure or use is made for a purpose of, or is connected with, any other carrier or service provider carrying on its business as such a carrier or provider; and
the information or document relates to a person (the third person) who is a customer or former customer of:
the first carrier or the first provider; or
the other carrier or the other provider; and
the disclosure or use is made for a purpose of, or is connected with:
the supply, or proposed supply, by the other carrier or other provider to the third person of a carriage service or a content service; or
the supply, or proposed supply, by the other carrier or other provider to the third person of goods or services for use in connection with the supply of a carriage service or a content service; or
the installation, maintenance, operation or provision of access to a telecommunications network or a facility, where the network or facility is used, or for use, by the other carrier or the other provider to supply a carriage service or a content service to the third person; and
if the information or document relates to the location of:
a mobile telephone handset; or
any other mobile communications device;
the third person has consented to the disclosure, or use, as the case requires, in the circumstances concerned.
Section 276 does not prohibit a disclosure or use by a person of information or a document if:
the disclosure or use is made by or on behalf of a carriage service provider; and
the disclosure or use is made for a purpose of, or is connected with, an arrangement, or proposed arrangement, made by a carriage service intermediary for the supply of a carriage service by the provider to a third person; and
the information or document relates to the third person; and
the disclosure or use is made for a purpose of, or is connected with:
the supply, or proposed supply, by the provider to the third person of that service; or
the supply, or proposed supply, by the provider to the third person of goods or services for use in connection with the supply of the first‑mentioned service; or
the installation, maintenance, operation or provision of access to a telecommunications network or a facility, where the network or facility is used, or for use, by the provider to supply the first‑mentioned service to the third person; and
if the information or document relates to the location of:
a mobile telephone handset; or
any other mobile communications device;
the third person has consented to the disclosure, or use, as the case requires, in the circumstances concerned.
Section 276 does not prohibit a disclosure or use by a person of information or a document if:
the disclosure or use is made by or on behalf of a carriage service intermediary; and
the disclosure or use is made for a purpose of, or is connected with, an arrangement, or proposed arrangement, made by the intermediary for the supply of a carriage service by a carriage service provider to a third person; and
the information or document relates to the third person; and
the disclosure or use is made for a purpose of, or is connected with:
the supply, or proposed supply, by the provider to the third person of that service; or
the supply, or proposed supply, by the provider to the third person of goods or services for use in connection with the supply of the first‑mentioned service; or
the installation, maintenance, operation or provision of access to a telecommunications network or a facility, where the network or facility is used, or for use, by the provider to supply the first‑mentioned service to the third person; and
if the information or document relates to the location of:
a mobile telephone handset; or
any other mobile communications device;
the third person has consented to the disclosure, or use, as the case requires, in the circumstances concerned.
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