In Consultation

Clarifications of the UBA STD

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:29:58 +1200

Status: The Commission has proposed a clarification to the UBA and UBA Backhaul determinations to correct minor errors arising from the consequential review.

Competition review of UBA backhaul and UCLL backhaul markets

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:31:36 +1300

Under s30R(1) of the Act, the Commission may, on its own initiative, commence a review, at any time, of all or any of the terms specified in a STD. The Commission regularly undertakes reviews of competition in the markets for UCLL Backhaul and UBA Backhaul.

Status: Responses from interested parties due 20 April 2012.

Defining Scope of Regulation

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:32:46 +1200

The Telecommunications Act 2001 requires that the Commission consider, at intervals of not more than 5 years after the date on which a designated service or specified service comes into force, whether there are reasonable grounds for commencing an investigation into whether the service should be omitted from Schedule 1 of the Act.

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High Speed Broadband Services Demand Side Study

Tue, 29 May 2012 08:42:09 +1200

The demand side study aims to identify issues that might affect the uptake of high speed broadband in New Zealand.

Status: Draft report published on 21 May 2012. Submissions are due by 11 June 2012.

Information Disclosure

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:08:26 +1200

The 2011 amendments to the Telecommunications Act 2001 introduced new information disclosure requirements for the companies building the UFB fibre network and Chorus’s copper network.

Status: Submissions published 22 May 2012

MTAS STD monitoring

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:49:58 +1300

Under the MTAS STD the Commission is monitoring the mobile market to determine whether cost-based MTRs are addressing the competition concerns that were considered in the MTAS STD decision.

Status: data collection and monitoring

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

Tue, 29 May 2012 14:28:40 +1200

Re-benchmarking of prices for Chorus’s unbundled copper local loop service to reflect prices internationally

Status: Consultation paper released – Submissions due 9 March 2012

Register of Chorus' non-retail users

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:22:08 +1200

The register of non-retail users lists all companies who may purchase telecommunications services directly from Chorus.

Status: Ongoing

Telecom compliance with the Undertakings (UBA with SLES)

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:10:26 +1200

On 15 October 2010, the Commerce Commission launched an investigation into an alleged breach of the Separation Undertakings by Telecom to ascertain whether the terms on which the unbundled bitstream access (UBA) service (when taken in conjunction with the Sub-loop Extension Service (SLES)) is provided are discriminatory.

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Telecommunications Development Levy

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:51:57 +1200

The Telecommunications Development Levy (TDL) replaces the Telecommunications Service Obligations (TSO) liability allocation process. It also streamlines the process for industry contributions to the TSO and government-led improvements to New Zealand’s telecommunications infrastructure.

Status: Cross submissions released 25 May 2012