The guidance was intended to:
- assist in meeting non-discrimination obligations under the Undertakings;
- provide certainty to access seekers that service providers will treat them in a non-discriminatory manner in the provision of relevant services; and
- provide transparency to industry and other stakeholders interested in the effective implementation of the Undertakings.
In 2009, the Commission consulted on the meaning of Telecom’s non-discrimination obligations under the operational separation undertakings. The Commission has published its overview of the non-discrimination obligations under the operational separation undertakings below.
The operational separation undertakings have now been removed from the Telecommunications Act 2001 under the 2011 amendments to the act.
