In Consultation

2010-2015 Default Price-Quality Path

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:21:25 +1200

The 2010-15 default price-quality path is the current default price-quality path applying to EDBs. It came into effect on 1 April 2010 and expires on 31 March 2015.

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Additional Input Methodologies for Electricity and Gas DPPs

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:04:10 +1200

Status: Process and Issues Paper due 6 December 2011

Clarifications of the UBA STD

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:29:58 +1200

Status: The Commission has proposed a clarification to the UBA and UBA Backhaul determinations to correct minor errors arising from the consequential review.

Competition review of UBA backhaul and UCLL backhaul markets

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:31:36 +1300

Under s30R(1) of the Act, the Commission may, on its own initiative, commence a review, at any time, of all or any of the terms specified in a STD. The Commission regularly undertakes reviews of competition in the markets for UCLL Backhaul and UBA Backhaul.

Status: Responses from interested parties due 20 April 2012.

Defining Scope of Regulation

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:32:46 +1200

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.

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Gas Information Disclosure

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:19:44 +1200

The Commission is currently developing information disclosure requirements for suppliers of gas pipeline services, under Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986.

Status: Release of Draft Determination and Draft Reasons Paper for Information Disclosure - 16 January 2012

High Speed Broadband Services Demand Side Study

Tue, 29 May 2012 08:42:09 +1200

The demand side study aims to identify issues that might affect the uptake of high speed broadband in New Zealand.

Status: Draft report published on 21 May 2012. Submissions are due by 11 June 2012.

Information Disclosure

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:08:26 +1200

The 2011 amendments to the Telecommunications Act 2001 introduced new information disclosure requirements for the companies building the UFB fibre network and Chorus’s copper network.

Status: Submissions published 22 May 2012

Initial Default Price Quality Path

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:29:30 +1200

Under s 55E(2) of the Act, the Commerce Commission is required to set an initial default price-quality path for GPBs as soon as practicable after 1 July 2010.

Status: Deferred until after 1 July 2012 – we will consult on a revised process later this year.

MTAS STD monitoring

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:49:58 +1300

Under the MTAS STD the Commission is monitoring the mobile market to determine whether cost-based MTRs are addressing the competition concerns that were considered in the MTAS STD decision.

Status: data collection and monitoring