Local Loop Unbundling

The Telecommunications Act requires the Commission to investigate whether access to the unbundled elements of Telecom's local loop network and access to the unbundled elements of, and interconnection with, Telecom's fixed Public Data Network service should be regulated.

The Commission commenced its investigations on 10 April 2003 with the publication of an issues paper. On 4 September 2003, the Commission commenced an additional investigation under Schedule 3 of the Act into certain aspects of unbundling. The Commission published its draft report on both investigations on 18 September 2003. On 14 October 2003, the Commission released an amended draft report to include amendments to certain input figures in the cost-benefit analysis.

The Commission held a conference on the draft report on 10-14 November 2003, transcripts and papers from this conference are available in this section.

On 22 December 2003, the Commission submitted its final report to the Minister of Communications.

On 19 May 2004, the Minister announced his decision to accept the recommendations contained in the Commission's final report.

On 4 August 2004, the Commission released a draft price benchmarking report prepared by Covec Limited on Telecom's Unbundled Partial Circuit (UPC) Service. This report relates to Telecom's commitment provided to the Commission on 25 June 2004 that Telecom would provide cost-based pricing for the UPC service by 30 September 2004. The Commission released its final UPC benchmarking report on 3 September 2004.

Supporting Documents

TelstraClear Submissions and presentations

14/11/2003 (26 documents)

TelstraClear - Overview - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - 12 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (145 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - opening Remarks - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - 12 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (75 KB) (opens in a new window)
Schema - Presentation to the LLU Conference - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - 13 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (224 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Delivering Unconditioned Local Loop and Wholesale - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - 13 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (1 MB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Meeting Customer Needs - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - 13 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (212 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear- Telecom has Confused Basic Principles Adobe Acrobat PDF (114 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Local Loop Unbundling: Some Economic Issues - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - 12 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (572 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Unbundling the Local Loop in New Zealand - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (1.7 MB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Analysys / Network Strategies Report - A Review of Telecom's Critique of the OXERA Cost Benefit Analysis - 13 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (394 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Legal and Other Issues - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (242 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - TelstraClear's Use of Wireless - 13 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (127 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Goldman Sachs JBWere Report - Two Hours with TEL's Chief Technology Officer - 24 Septmeber 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (43 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Bitstream and OSS Regulation in Australia - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference Adobe Acrobat PDF (100 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Appendix 1 - ACCC Revocation of Competition - Bitstream and OSS Regulation in Australia - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference Adobe Acrobat PDF (20 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Appendix 2 - ACCC Competition Notice - Bitstream and OSS Regulation in Australia - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference Adobe Acrobat PDF (651 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Appendix 3 - AAPT Submission on Draft Determination for Model Non-price Terms and Conditions for PSTN, ULLS and LCS Services - Bitstream and OSS Regulation in Australia - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference Adobe Acrobat PDF (177 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Impact of Unbundling on Entrant Investment Incentives - 10 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (64 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Regulatory Issues raised by NGN Deployment Adobe Acrobat PDF (251 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Telecom's Assets-based Constraint on Unbundling Adobe Acrobat PDF (208 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Submission on Telecom's Suplementary Submission regarding Legal Issues Adobe Acrobat PDF (107 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Symmetric and DSL and Local Loop Unbundling: A Case Study in Innovation by Entrants - 7 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (79 KB) (opens in a new window)
Analysys - Local Loop Unbundling in New Zealand - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - 14 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (133 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - A Review of the OXERA Cost Benefit Analysis - Unbundling the Local Loop in New Zealand Adobe Acrobat PDF (2.4 MB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Wireless Local Loops and NGNs - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (293 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telstra Clear - Network Strategies Report on Inconsistencies between OXERA model and TelstraClear Business Case - 14 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (180 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Opening New Zealand to Broadband Competition - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - 14 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (147 KB) (opens in a new window)

Telecom Submissions and presentations

14/11/2003 (21 documents)

Telecom - Conference on Section 64 and Schedule 3 Investigations - 10 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (24 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Supplementary Submission on Legal Issues - Local Loop Unbundling Review - 12 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (92 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Conference Script - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - 10 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (64 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - A CTO's Perspective of the Local Loop Unbundling Process - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - 10 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (144 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Access Competition in New Zealand Adobe Acrobat PDF (327 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Customers and Multi-Service Access - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference Adobe Acrobat PDF (137 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Unbundled Access to OSS - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - 11 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (83 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - LECG Presentation - Critique of OXERA Model - Focusing on Data, Calculations and Assumptions - 11 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (96 KB) (opens in a new window)
CRA - Economic Critique of the OXERA Unbundling Cost Benefit Analysis - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (135 KB) (opens in a new window)
CRA - Presentation - A Review of de Tontenay, Savin and Kiss - 11 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (123 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - CRA Review of de Fontenay, Savin and Kiss - 11 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (254 KB) (opens in a new window)
The Bookings Institution - Unbundling, Investment Incentives, and the Benefits of Competition - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (49 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - MIT's Response to Dr Louth - 14 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (19 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Strategic Policy Research Report - Wireless Access Technologies Adobe Acrobat PDF (44 KB) (opens in a new window)
LECG - Inconsistencies Between OXERA Model and TelstraClear Business Model - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - 12 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (52 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Wholesaling Development in New Zealand - 13 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (45 KB) (opens in a new window)
CRA - Response to Dr Bertram - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (81 KB) (opens in a new window)
MIT - Critique of Mr. Waters' Analysis of the Effect of Unbundling on Broadband Adoption - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - 14 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (111 KB) (opens in a new window)
CRA - Dynamic Efficiency, Static Efficiency and the Long-Term Benefit of End-Users - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (93 KB) (opens in a new window)
LECG - Description of LECG Revisions to the OXERA Model and Responses to Analysys/Network Strategies Critique - 14 Novemeber 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (537 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Closing Submissions - Commerce Commission LLU and PDN Conference - 14 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (135 KB) (opens in a new window)

Submissions on Draft Report

03/11/2003 (47 documents)

Alcatel - Submission on Review of Local Loop Unbundling - 28 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (245 KB) (opens in a new window)
BayCity - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (70 KB) (opens in a new window)
Brandspank - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (95 KB) (opens in a new window)
BCL - Business Overview - October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (1.2 MB) (opens in a new window)
BCL - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (269 KB) (opens in a new window)
Business NZ - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (159 KB) (opens in a new window)
CallPlus - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (196 KB) (opens in a new window)
Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 5 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (64 KB) (opens in a new window)
Chime - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 22 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (137 KB) (opens in a new window)
Christchurch City Council - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 12 September 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (68 KB) (opens in a new window)
Cisco - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 4 December 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (129 KB) (opens in a new window)
Consumers Institute - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 8 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (55 KB) (opens in a new window)
Counties Power - Submission on Amended Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 28 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (93 KB) (opens in a new window)
Daybreak Pacific - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (114 KB) (opens in a new window)
Federated Farmers of New Zealand - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 23 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (394 KB) (opens in a new window)
Sam Fickling - Submission on Unbundling of Telecom's Local Loop Network - 7 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (48 KB) (opens in a new window)
Roelant Hofmans - Submission on Unbundling of Telecom's Local Loop Network - 22 September 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (31 KB) (opens in a new window)
IHUG - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 28 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (87 KB) (opens in a new window)
InternetNZ - Submission on Amended Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (43 KB) (opens in a new window)
InternetNZ - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 27 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (65 KB) (opens in a new window)
Alistair Lane - Submission on Review of Local Loop Unbundling - 6 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (64 KB) (opens in a new window)
Steve Massey - Submission on Unbundling of Telecom's Local Loop Network - 5 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (107 KB) (opens in a new window)
NZBR - Submission on Amended Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Publc Data Network - October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (211 KB) (opens in a new window)
NGC - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Publc Data Network - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (89 KB) (opens in a new window)
North Shore City Council - Submission on Draft report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Publc Data Network - 28 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (32 KB) (opens in a new window)
NZX - Submission on Review regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Publc Data Network - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (85 KB) (opens in a new window)
Swiftel - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Publc Data Network - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (142 KB) (opens in a new window)
TeamTalk - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Publc Data Network - 28 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (65 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Publc Data Network - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (3.8 MB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Appendix A - CRA / LECG Report - Economic and Technical Critique of the oXERA Unbundling Cost Benefit Analysis - Reponse to OXERA's Report - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (903 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Appendix B - IBM BCS Report - Telecom New Zealand Efficiency Study - Reponse to OXERA's Report - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (183 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Appendix C - Benchmarking Analysis - Reponse to OXERA's Report - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (494 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Response to Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Netowrk and the Fixed Public Data Network - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (697 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Annex 1 - TelstraClear LLU and Bitstream Business Case - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (66 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Annex 2 - Network Access Case Study in Auckland ESA - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (310 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Analysys/Network Strategies Final Report - Unbundling the Local Loop in New Zealand - A Review of the OXERA Cost - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (1018 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Schema Report - Wireless Access Infrastructure - Market Positioning Assessment - 28 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (632 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - de Fontenay, Savin and Kiss - SUbmission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop netowrk and the Fixed Public Data Network - 28 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (178 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Proposal - Later 2xDSL Access Service - 7 November 2002 Adobe Acrobat PDF (474 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - McKinsey Quarterly - What do Broadband Consumers Want? - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (267 KB) (opens in a new window)
TANZ - Removing a Barrier to Education - Unbundling the Local Loop - 18 September 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (100 KB) (opens in a new window)
ThePacific.net - Submission on Unbundling the Local Loop and Fixed Public Data Network - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (68 KB) (opens in a new window)
TUANZ - TUANZ - Submission on Draft Report regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Publc Data Network - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (86 KB) (opens in a new window)
Shane Turner - Submission on Unbundling of Telecom's Local Loop Network - 3 November 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (45 KB) (opens in a new window)
Visionstream - Submission on Unbundling the Local Loop and Fixed Public Data Network - 27 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (39 KB) (opens in a new window)
Woosh - Submission on Unbundling the Local Loop and Fixed Public Data Network - 29 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (158 KB) (opens in a new window)
Zespri - Submission on Unbundling the Local Loop and Fixed Public Data Network - 14 October 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (89 KB) (opens in a new window)

Submissions on Issues Paper

07/08/2003 (17 documents)

BayCity - Submission on Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 7 August 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (101 KB) (opens in a new window)
Broadcast Communications - Submission on Issues Paper regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 26 May 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (73 KB) (opens in a new window)
Broadcast Communications - Supplementary Submission on Issues Paper regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 20 June 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (9.8 KB) (opens in a new window)
Business NZ - Submission on Issues Paper regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 14 May 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (734 KB) (opens in a new window)
CallPlus - Response to Issues Paper regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 28 May 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (76 KB) (opens in a new window)
CallPlus - Submission on Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 22 July 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (252 KB) (opens in a new window)
Consumers Institute - Submission on Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 15 September 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (84 KB) (opens in a new window)
Wally Muzyka - Submission on Unbundling the Local Loop and Fixed Public Data Network - 15 April 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (74 KB) (opens in a new window)
NZBR - Submission on Review regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Publc Data Network - May 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (887 KB) (opens in a new window)
Nortel Networks - Submission on Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 27 May 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (71 KB) (opens in a new window)
Paul Budde Communication - Cover Letter on Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 17 July 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (319 KB) (opens in a new window)
Paul Budde Communication - Submission on Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 22 July 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (139 KB) (opens in a new window)
Siemens - Submission on Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network Adobe Acrobat PDF (47 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Submission on Issues Paper regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 30 May 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (1.2 MB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Submission on Issues Paper regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 26 May 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (3.1 MB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Annex A - Submission on Issues Paper regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Public Data Network - 26 May 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (3.9 MB) (opens in a new window)
TUANZ - Submission on Issues Paper regarding Unbundling the Local Loop Network and the Fixed Publc Data Network - 14 May 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (215 KB) (opens in a new window)