Mobile Termination Rates

In 2004, the Commission investigated mobile termination after considering complaints that a lack of competition in the mobile termination market resulted in charges for fixed-to-mobile calls in New Zealand that were unreasonably high.

Mobile termination rates are the fees mobile phone companies charge other carriers to terminate calls on their networks and are a significant input cost in providing the retail service of fixed-to-mobile and mobile-to-mobile calls.

The Commission released its final report containing its recommendation to the Minister on 9 June 2005.

On 9 August 2005 the Minister announced that he was requiring the Commission to reconsider its recommendation.

The Commission released its Mobile Termination Reconsideration final report on 21 April 2006, recommending that the termination rate for fixed-to-mobile calls be regulated. The Minister rejected the Commission's recommendations.

The Commission has recently been undertaking another investigation into Mobile Termination Access Services incorporating fixed to mobile termination, mobile to mobile termination and sms termination.

Supporting Documents

Cross Submissions on Mobile Termination Reconsideration Draft Report

06/03/2006 (12 documents)

Confirmation That No Conference Will Be Held - 15 March 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (281 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Pass-Through of Mobile Termination Rates - Comments on Appendix 1 of the Vodafone Cross Submission - 6 March 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (399 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Submission on Vodafone's Pass-Through Data in Respect of Draft Reconsideration Report for Schedule 3 Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination Appendix 1 - 6 March 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (74 KB) (opens in a new window)
New Information in Appendix 1 of Vodaone Cross Submission - 28 February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (172 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Cross Submission in Respect of the Draft Reconsideration Report for Schedule 3 Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination - 21 February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (117 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Cross Submission on Submissions by Telecom and Vodafone on the Draft Reconsideration Report on the Schedule 3 Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination - 21 February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (277 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Cross Submission on Mobile Termination Reconsideration Annex 2 - Network Strategies Report - The use of Benchmarking for Cost-Based Mobile Termination - 20 February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (346 KB) (opens in a new window)
Econet Wireless NZ - Cross Submission on Mobile Termination Reconsideration Draft Report - 21 February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (69 KB) (opens in a new window)
Econet - Cross Submission Addendum - 21 February 2006 Microsoft Word Document (20 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Cross Submission on Reconsideration Draft Report regarding MTR - 30 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (81 KB) (opens in a new window)
Covec - MTR Reconsideration Draft Net Benefits if 3G Termination is Excluded - 21 February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (147 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - MJA Report - Response to Comments on the Cost Benefit Analysis - 20 February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (366 KB) (opens in a new window)

Submissions on Mobile Termination Reconsideration Draft Report

14/02/2006 (12 documents)

Mobile Termination Reconsideration Draft Report - Process - 14 February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (208 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Cover Letter on Submission regarding Reconsideration Draft Report on MTR - 7 February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (22 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Submission on Revised Draft Report regarding MTR - 6 February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (144 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Newbury Report - Regulating Technically Dynamic Industries: the Case of 3G Call Termination - 22 October 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (65 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Covec Report - Review of the MTR Reconsideration Draft Cost-Benefit Analysis - February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (784 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Mobile Termination Draft Reconsideration Report - Process - Cover Letter - 7 February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (27 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Submission in Respect of the Draft Reconsideration Report for Schedule 3 Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination - 7 February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (134 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Submission in Response to Draft Reconsideration Report - 7 February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (114 KB) (opens in a new window)
TUANZ - Mobile Termination Reconsideration Draft Report - 6 February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (29 KB) (opens in a new window)
ihug - Submission on Schedule 3 Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination Reconsideration Draft Report - 7 February 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF (66 KB) (opens in a new window)
Mobile Termination Reconsideration Draft Report - Vodafone Request for Extension on Closing Date for Submission - 10 January 2005 Adobe Acrobat PDF (403 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Request for Extension regarding Reconsideration Draft Report on MTR - 23 December 2005 Adobe Acrobat PDF (20 KB) (opens in a new window)

Mobile Termination Reconsideration Public Version of CBA model

22/12/2005 (1 document)

Mobile Termination Draft Reconsideration Final CBA - 22 December 2005 Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet (1.3 MB) (opens in a new window)

Public version of Vodafone commercial offer

16/11/2005 (1 document)

Vodafone - Fixed to Mobile Termination Offer Adobe Acrobat PDF (11 KB) (opens in a new window)

Public version of the Mobile Termination CBA Model

09/06/2005 (1 document)

Mobile Termination CBA Model Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet (1.3 MB) (opens in a new window)

Consultation on Service Description for Mobile Termination

06/04/2005 (1 document)

Consultation on Service Description for Mobile Termination - 6 April 2005 Adobe Acrobat PDF (160 KB) (opens in a new window)

Mobile Termination Conference on the Draft Report 23-25 February 2005 - Conference Presentations

25/02/2005 (12 documents)

Telecom - Mobile Termination Conference - Introduction - 23 February 2005 Adobe Acrobat PDF (684 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Mobile Termination - Wealth Transfers - 25 February 2005 Adobe Acrobat PDF (257 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecommunications Bill - Detailed Briefing for the Commerce Committee - June 2001 Adobe Acrobat PDF (127 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecommunications Bill - Purpose Clause - 13 August 2001 Adobe Acrobat PDF (480 KB) (opens in a new window)
Officials' Report - Clause by Clause Analysis of Submissions on Telecommunications Bill - Parts 1-5 - 23 July 2001 Adobe Acrobat PDF (497 KB) (opens in a new window)
Merrill Lynch - Global Wireless Matrix 2Q04 - 29 September 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (1.5 MB) (opens in a new window)
Citigroup - Aust/NZ Mobile Study - 22 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (2 MB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Mobile Termination Conference Closing Comments Adobe Acrobat PDF (542 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - MTAS Conference Opening Presentation - Schedule 3 Investigation into Mobile Termination - 23 February 2005 Adobe Acrobat PDF (123 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - BellGully Presentation on Wealth Transfers - 25 February 2005 Adobe Acrobat PDF (107 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - MTAS Conference Closing Presentation - Schedule 3 Investigation into Mobile Termination - 25 February 2005 Adobe Acrobat PDF (67 KB) (opens in a new window)
Econet Wireless NZ - Mobile Termination Conference - Closing Comments - 25 February 2005 Adobe Acrobat PDF (110 KB) (opens in a new window)

Cross Submissions on Mobile Termination Draft Report

23/12/2004 (18 documents)

Telecom - Cross Submission in Respect of the Draft Report for Schedule 3 Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination - 23 December 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (120 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Appendix A - CRA Report - Mobile Termination Regulation CBAs - A Review and Reconciliation - 23 December 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (437 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Appendix B - Hausman Response to Prof Cave and Prof Valletti - 21 December 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (50 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Cross Submission in Response to the Telecom and Vodafone Submissions on the Draft Report - 23 December 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (272 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Cross Submission on Mobile Termination - MJA Report - Cross Examination of Submissions to the Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination - 23 December 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (669 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Prof Cave and Prof Valletti - Response to the Telecom and Vodafone Submissions on the Waterbred Effect and Network Externalities - 22 December 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (118 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Cross Submission in Response to the Telecom and Vodafone Submissions on the Draft Report - Network Strategies Report - 23 December 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (205 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Cross Submission on Mobile Termination - Dr Bertram Report - Designation of Mobile Termination Services - 23 December 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (1.3 MB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Cross Submission on Submissions on Schedule 3 Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination: Draft Report - 23 December 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (159 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Dr Evans Report - Call Termination: Do Mobile Operators have a Dominant Position in a Market for the Wholesale Termination of Calls from Fixed to Mobile? - 2 December 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (106 KB) (opens in a new window)
Contact Energy's Submission on the Draft Determination by the Commerce Commission on the Application for Authorisation by the Electricity Governance Board Limited Adobe Acrobat PDF (262 KB) (opens in a new window)
Contact Energy's Submission on the Draft Determination by the Commerce Commission on the Application for Authorisation by the Electricity Governance Board Limited
BZ Business Roundtable - Cross Submission on Mobile Termination Draft Report - Cover Letter - 21 December 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (125 KB) (opens in a new window)
NZ Business Roundtable - Mark Berry Submission on Regulation of Mobile Termination - 23 December 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (174 KB) (opens in a new window)
NGC - Cross Submission on Mobile Termination Inquiry - 21 December 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (89 KB) (opens in a new window)
Econet Wireless NZ - Cross Submissions Commenting on Other Parties' Submissions - 23 December 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (368 KB) (opens in a new window)
BusinessNZ - Wealth Transfers and the Long Term Benefits Test - 5 January 2005 Adobe Acrobat PDF (91 KB) (opens in a new window)
AIAL - Submission on Draft Report on Whether Mobile Termination Should Become a Designated or Specified Service - 14 January 2005 Adobe Acrobat PDF (284 KB) (opens in a new window)
Auckland International Airport - NERA Report - Wealth Transfers in Cost-Benefit Analysis - January 2005 Adobe Acrobat PDF (64 KB) (opens in a new window)

Submissions on Mobile Termination Draft Report

01/12/2004 (34 documents)

Telecom - Submission in Respect of Draft Report for Schedule 3 Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination - 30 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (245 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Submission on Mobile Termination Annex A - CRA Memo - 30 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (48 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Submission on Mobile Termination Annex B - CRA Report - 30 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (364 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Submission on Mobile Termination Annex C - Hausman Report - 29 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (331 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Submission on Mobile Termination Annex D - Katz Report - 30 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (198 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Submission on Mobile Termination Annex D Attachment 1 - Michael Katz CV - November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (66 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Submission on Mobile Termination Annex E - Telecom Wireless Division ROI - Public Version - November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (111 KB) (opens in a new window)
Telecom - Submission on Mobile Termination Annex F - Response to Draft Report for Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination - 30 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (14 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Submission in Response to Draft Report - 30 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (274 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Submission on Mobile Termination - Prof Cave and Prof Valletti - Comments on Draft Report - 28 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (173 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Submission on Mobile Termination - Network Strategies Report - Estimating the Cost of Mobile TErmination: A Review of the Commission's Benchmarking Study - 18 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (212 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Submission on Mobile Termination - MJA Report - Appropriateness of the TSLRIC Definition - 19 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (102 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Submission on Mobile Termination - MJA Report - Review of Cost-Benefit Analysis of Fixed to Mobile Termination - 23 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (297 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Submission on Mobile Termination - MJA Amendment of CC (Factual 1) CBA Model Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet (955 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Submission on Mobile Termination - MJA Amendment of CC (Factual 2) CBA Model Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet (207 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Submission on Draft Report regarding MTR - 30 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (292 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Cover Letter on Submission regarding MTR Draft Report - 30 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (26 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Table - Summary of New Products, Services and Special Offers - Submission on Draft Report regarding MTR Adobe Acrobat PDF (33 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Response to Questions Raised in Commission's MTR Draft Report Adobe Acrobat PDF (27 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Covec Report - Profitability Impacts of Mobile Termination Regulation - 29 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (1.4 MB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Covec Report - Modelling Regulation of Mobile Termination Rates - 29 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (192 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Covec Report - Alternative Cost-Benefit Analysis for MTR - 25 November 2004 Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet (89 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Frontier Report - Response to Issues in the NZCC Draft Decision on Regulation of Mobile Termination - November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (229 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Policy Paper Series - Regulating Mobile Call Termination - 14 April 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (276 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Submission to ACCC on Access Undertaking: Mobile Termination Access Service - 26 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (191 KB) (opens in a new window)
AT&T - Submission on Mobile Termination Draft Report (18 October 2004) - 15 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (157 KB) (opens in a new window)
CallPlus - Submission on Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination - Draft Report 18 October 2004 - 30 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (341 KB) (opens in a new window)
Econet Sub on Mobile termination July 19 04.PDF Adobe Acrobat PDF () (opens in a new window)
ihug sub on Mobile Termination.PDF Adobe Acrobat PDF () (opens in a new window)
NZ Business Roundtable - Submission on Draft Report on Schedule 3 Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination - November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (184 KB) (opens in a new window)
Simpl - Submission on Mobile Termination Rates - 30 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (73 KB) (opens in a new window)
TUANZ - Submission on Draft Report on Whether Mobile TErmination Should Become a Designtaed or Specified Service - 27 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (158 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vector - Submission on the Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination (Draft Report) - 30 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (73 KB) (opens in a new window)
WorldXChange - Submission - Mobile Termination Draft Report - 30 November 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (33 KB) (opens in a new window)

Submissions on Mobile Termination Issues Paper

19/07/2004 (16 documents)

Telecom - Submission on Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination - Issues Paper - 19 July 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (321 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Submission in Response to Issues Paper - 19 July 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (419 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Submission on Mobile Termination Issues Paper Annex 1 - Martin Cave Report - July 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (169 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Submission on Mobile Termination Issues Paper Annex 2 - International Benchmarking of Mobile Termination Charges Adobe Acrobat PDF (245 KB) (opens in a new window)
TelstraClear - Submission on Mobile Termination Issues Paper Annex 3 - MJA Report - 19 July 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (383 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Submission on Mobile Termination Issues Paper - Cover Letter - 19 July 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (27 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Submission on Schedule 3 Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination: Issues Paper - 19 July 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (262 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Submission on Schedule 3 Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination: Issues Paper Appendix A - Difference in Legal Frameworks - 19 July 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (22 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Frontier Economics Report - Market and Competition Issues in Mobile Termination - 15 July 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (133 KB) (opens in a new window)
Vodafone - Covec Report - Regulation Mobile Termination: Pass-Through Issues - 14 July 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (96 KB) (opens in a new window)
AMR Interactive - Survey - Fixed to Mobile Research - June 2003 Adobe Acrobat PDF (815 KB) (opens in a new window)
AT&T - Submission on Mobile Termination Issues Paper (June 2004) - 19 July 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (159 KB) (opens in a new window)
Econet Wireless NZ - Submission on Mobile Termination Issues Paper - 21 July 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (119 KB) (opens in a new window)
ihug - Comments on Commerce Commission's Mobile Termination Issues Paper Adobe Acrobat PDF (112 KB) (opens in a new window)
TUANZ - Submission on Schedule 3 Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination - July 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (206 KB) (opens in a new window)
WorldXChange - Submission - Investigation into Regulation of Mobile Termination - 19 July 2004 Adobe Acrobat PDF (80 KB) (opens in a new window)