October 2004
Electricity Lines Businesses: Commission issues Assessment and Inquiry Guidelines
20 October 2004
The Commerce Commission has issued Assessment and Inquiry Guidelines, as part of its implementation of a targeted control regime for electricity lines businesses under Part 4A of the Commerce Act.
Relates to: Electricity
Telecommunications Act: Commission releases its draft report on mobile termination
18 October 2004
The Commerce Commission's draft report on mobile termination released today provisionally recommends that the termination of voice calls on a cellular mobile telephone network should be regulated. However the report does not recommend regulation of third generation (3G) mobile services. A copy of the Commission's draft report is available on www.comcom.govt.nz (select Telecommunications investigations).
Relates to: Telecommunications
Telecommunications Carriers' Forum Submits Draft Co-location Code to Commission for Approval
14 October 2004
The Telecommunications Carriers' Forum has submitted its first draft code to the Commerce Commission for approval under the Telecommunications Act.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Commission receives applications from Vector to acquire NGC
13 October 2004
Vector Limited has applied to the Commerce Commission for clearance under the Commerce Act to acquire up to 100 percent of the shares in NGC Holdings Limited (NGC Holdings), which is 66.05 percent owned by the Australian Gas Light Company Limited (AGL)
Relates to: Business Competition
Commission receives clearance application from B&D Doors
13 October 2004
The Commerce Commission has received an application from B&D Doors (New Zealand) Limited seeking clearance to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Dominator International Limited.
Relates to: Business Competition
Stagecoach Auckland agrees to honour its Big Ticket Sale after Commerce Commission investigation
12 October 2004
The Commerce Commission has put a stop to Stagecoach Auckland's recent attempt to cut short its 'Big Ticket Sale' promotional offer on monthly passes.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Commerce Commission finds widespread non-compliance in pre-paid phone card market
12 October 2004
The Commerce Commission has written to 22 pre-paid phone card companies and distributors advising them of its opinion that their behaviour in relation to the supply of pre-paid phone cards is misleading or deceptive and at risk of contravening the Fair Trading Act.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Commission receives clearance application from Southern Cross Oxford Hospital
11 October 2004
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Southern Cross Oxford Hospital Limited (SCOHL) seeking clearance to acquire the assets of the Oxford Clinic business in Christchurch. The assets include the lease of buildings, various assets including stock, business contracts, intellectual property and goodwill.
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Telecommunications Act: Telecom meeting commitment on Unbundled Partial Circuits
8 October 2004
The Commerce Commission is satisfied that Telecom is meeting its commitment to offer its Unbundled Partial Circuits (UPCs) consistent with internationally benchmarked cost based pricing and therefore does not consider it necessary at this time to launch a further Schedule 3 investigation into unbundling the fixed Public Data Network
Relates to: Telecommunications
Electricity Industry Reform Act: Commission clears Westfield
7 October 2004
The Commerce Commission has granted the Westfield Group an exemption under the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998 (the EIR Act) in relation to ownership separation provisions, subject to a number of conditions.
Relates to: Electricity
Commission receives clearance application from Vehicle Testing New Zealand to acquire On Road
7 October 2004
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Vehicle Testing New Zealand Limited seeking clearance to acquire all the assets and business of On Road New Zealand Limited.
Relates to: Business Competition
Gas Control Inquiry: Commission receives one month extension
5 October 2004
The Commerce Commission has received a one month extension to complete its analysis for its report on whether gas pipeline services should be controlled. The Commission requested and received the extension from the Minister of Energy, Hon Pete Hodgson, and will now report its final recommendations to the Minister on 29 November 2004.
Relates to: Gas Pipelines
Dairy Industry Restructuring Act: Commission to investigate Open Country Cheese dispute with Fonterra
4 October 2004
The Commerce Commission today announced it would investigate Open Country Cheese Company Limited's (Open Country) application for a determination relating to charges for reasonable transport costs with Fonterra Co-operative Group (Fonterra). A report detailing the Commission's decision to investigate is available on the website, www.comcom.govt.nz.
Relates to: Dairy Industry
Telecommunications Act: Commerce Commission assessing Telecom's compliance information
1 October 2004
The Commerce Commission is analysing information received from Telecom New Zealand Limited as the Commission carries out its annual assessment of Telecom's performance in complying with the telecommunications service obligations (TSO) instrument.
Relates to: Telecommunications
