Re-benchmarking prices for Chorus's unbundled copper local loop service

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This determination concludes the Commission’s benchmarking review for the UCLL service. This review was conducted under section 30R of the Telecommunications Act and in accordance with sections 30K to 30M of the standard terms determination process. The purpose of the UCLL benchmarking review was to update the benchmarking data used to determine UCLL monthly rental and connection charges.

The new geographically averaged price is $23.52 per month per line and comes into effect on 1 December 2014. This change equates to a 3.85% reduction on the prices set in 2007, which geographically averaged is $24.46.

Updated urban and non-urban UCLL monthly rental prices of $19.08 and $35.20 respectively have also been set. The updated urban and non-urban prices come into effect immediately.

The change in the UCLL price flows through to the prices of the unbundled bitstream access (UBA) service (for broadband services), the unbundled copper low frequency (UCLF) service (for voice services), and the sub-loop service (SLU).

Full details of the outcome of this final decision document NZCC37 can be accessed directly below.