Chorus or any user of telecommunications services may make a written application to the Commission to add the user's name to the register.
Applications should be emailed to non-retail-register@comcom.govt.nz and must include:
- Name of user
- List of telecommunications services that the user intends to purchase from Chorus
- Evidence that the user will not self-consume more than 25% of the services supplied by Chorus. For example, a business plan showing an intent to resell the services
- List of all related parties to the user as defined by Section 2(1) of the Companies Act 1993.
Incomplete applications may be delayed or rejected by the Commission.
The Commission will email notice of the application to people on the register's notification list and add the user's name to the "Applications under consideration" page on the Commission's website. This will typically happen within two working days of the Commission receiving a complete application.
The Commission must be satisfied that the applicant will not self-consume 25% or more of the services supplied by Chorus. Where a user intends to buy multiple services from Chorus, the Commission will weigh the different services by their relative dollar spent to determine if the 25% threshold is satisfied.
The Commission will endeavour to complete any assessment within 15 days of receipt of a complete application.
Where the user has been declared a network operator by the Minister in accordance with Part 4 of the Telecommunications Act 2001, the Commission will consider that prima facie evidence that the user meets the criteria for inclusion on the register.
If the Commission declines an application, it will provide the applicant with a written explanation.
