Defining Scope of Regulation

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The Telecommunications Act 2001 requires that the Commission consider, at intervals of not more than 5 years after the date on which a designated service or specified service comes into force, whether there are reasonable grounds for commencing an investigation into whether the service should be omitted from Schedule 1 of the Act.

 

  • The Commission is considering whether to investigate omitting the designated and specified services.

The Commission is required under section 19A of the Act to "... have regard to any economic policies of the Government that are transmitted, in writing, to the Commission by the Minister." The Commission has received the following statement of Government economic policy:

The Commission has completed investigations into: