(1) For the purposes of this Part, the general service area means Australia, other than:
(a) a nominated service area; or
(aa) a pending area (see subsection (2)); or
(ab) an anticipated service area; or
(b) a designated service area.
(2) For the purposes of this section, if:
(a) an area (the notice area ) is specified in a notice under section 360HA or 360HC; and
(b) the notice area neither consists of, nor is included in:
(i) a nominated service area; or
(ii) a designated service area;
then:
(c) if NBN Co provides qualifying carriage services to end - users at one or more premises in the area--so much of the notice area as does not include those premises is a pending area ; or
(d) in any other case--the notice area is a pending area .
Note: For anticipated service areas, see section 360KA.