July 2007
Draft determinations for unbundled local loop
31 July 2007
The Commerce Commission has issued its draft determinations on the price and non-price terms on which Telecom must make unbundled copper local loop and co-location regulated services available to other telecommunications providers. These are the services required to unbundle the local loop.Relates to: Telecommunications
New Zealand and Australian Commissions sign agreement
31 July 2007
New Zealand's Commerce Commission has signed a cooperation agreement with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that will make it easier for the two commissions to coordinate activities.Relates to:
The Warehouse Financial Services latest to refund hidden credit card fees
26 July 2007
The Commerce Commission has reached a settlement with The Warehouse Financial Services Limited which will see the company refund $120,000 to customers who paid hidden foreign exchange fees on the company's Value or Merit MasterCard cards.Relates to: Fair Trading
Reasons for The Warehouse acquisition declines
20 July 2007
The Commerce Commission has released its reasons for declining to grant clearance to the three Foodstuffs co-operatives or to Woolworths Limited to acquire up to 100% of the shares in, or assets of, The Warehouse Group Limited.Relates to: Business Competition
ST Cigar Group applies for clearance to acquire Schimmelpenninck & Tabacofina
17 July 2007
The Commerce Commission has received an application from ST Cigar Group Holding BV (STCGH) seeking clearance to acquire all of the shares in a Dutch company, Schimmelpenninck and through STCGH's Dutch subsidiary company Henri Wintermans Cigars BV, the cigar trademarks owned by the Belgian company Tabacofina - Vander Elst N.V. (TVE) that are registered in New Zealand, Australia and Portugal.Relates to: Business Competition
Commission receives proposal from Telecom for Unbundled Bitstream Access Standard Terms Determination
13 July 2007
The Commerce Commission has received the proposal from Telecom covering the non-price terms for Unbundled Bitstream Access (UBA) Standard Terms Determination (STD).Relates to: Telecommunications
New Telecommunications Commissioner begins five-year term
12 July 2007
Dr Ross Patterson today begins his five-year term as Telecommunications Commissioner.Relates to: Telecommunications
New bitstream access price for CallPlus and ihug
11 July 2007
The Commerce Commission has amended its Decision 582, which set the terms on which Telecom is required to provide a wholesale bitstream service to internet service providers CallPlus and ihug.Relates to: Telecommunications
Schering-Plough applies for clearance to acquire Organon BioSciences
11 July 2007
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Schering-Plough Corporation (Schering-Plough) seeking clearance to acquire 100% of the shares in, or assets of, Organon BioSciences N.V.(Organon BS). In New Zealand, Organon BS operates as Intervet Limited.Relates to: Business Competition
Telecommunications Act: Commerce Commission releases Draft Telecom TSO cost calculation for 2004/05 and 2005/06
9 July 2007
The Commerce Commission today released draft telecommunication service obligations (TSO) determinations for the 2004/05 and 2005/06 years.Relates to: Telecommunications
Used car dealers fined for not displaying information cards
8 July 2007
Six car dealers in the lower North Island have paid a total of $10,940 in fines and court costs after failing to display Supplier Information Notices or SIN cards on used cars for sale.Relates to: Fair Trading
