The unbundled bitstream access (UBA) service enables telecommunications retailers to access Chorus’ copper telephone lines, electronic equipment and software, to provide fixed-line broadband services to customers throughout New Zealand.
UBA has two main components:
The unbundled copper local loop (UCLL) component represents the network infrastructure used to connect consumers’ homes and workplaces to Chorus’ local telephone exchange buildings.
The UBA additional costs component (also known as the “UBA increment”) represents the electronic equipment, software, and other additional infrastructure required to provide the UBA service over Chorus’ UCLL network.
