August 2010
Commerce Commission draft report recommends resale deregulation
26 August 2010
The Commerce Commission has today released its draft report into whether the services that Telecom provides to other telecommunications companies to be resold should remain subject to the Telecommunications Act 2001.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Fair Trading Act guidelines for bundled telecommunications products issued
20 August 2010
The Commerce Commission has today issued guidelines to help telecommunications retailers better understand their Fair Trading Act obligations in relation to the disclosure of bundled telecommunications products.
Relates to: Fair Trading, Telecommunications
Commerce Commission releases draft review of unbundled local loop backhaul services
6 August 2010
The Commerce Commission today released a draft report on its review of where Telecom faces competition in the provision of backhaul services for the unbundled copper local loop.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Indicative process for regulation of mobile termination rates
4 August 2010
The Commerce Commission has announced its indicative process for determining mobile termination rates, following today’s announcement by the Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Stephen Joyce, that he has accepted the Commission’s recommendation to amend the Telecommunications Act 2001 to allow the regulation of mobile termination access services.
Relates to: Telecommunications
July 2010
Telecom settles over wholesale loyalty offer – $1.6 million to be paid in compensation
9 July 2010
The Commerce Commission has reached a $1.6 million settlement with Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited. The settlement follows a Commission investigation launched after receiving complaints from the telecommunications industry alleging that Telecom Wholesale’s ‘loyalty offers’ breached Telecom’s Separation Undertakings.
Relates to: Telecommunications
June 2010
Commerce Commission commences competition review of UBA service
23 June 2010
The Commerce Commission today commenced a review to determine whether Telecom New Zealand Ltd faces limited competition in the provision of the unbundled bitstream access (UBA) service.
Relates to: Telecommunications
1300 broadband customers to get refunds following Commerce Commission investigation
18 June 2010
The Commerce Commission has reached a settlement with Telecom New Zealand Ltd (Telecom) under which Telecom will notify and refund approximately 1300 customers who may have been misled by a broadband promotion it conducted in 2008.
Relates to: Fair Trading, Telecommunications
Commerce Commission recommends regulation of mobile termination access services
16 June 2010
In its reconsideration report issued today, the Commerce Commission has recommended under the Telecommunications Act that the Minister for Communications and Information Technology regulate mobile termination access services (MTAS), and not accept undertakings from Telecom and Vodafone.
Relates to: Telecommunications
May 2010
New requirements for Telecom’s regulatory financial statements published
18 May 2010
The Commerce Commission today published the new information disclosure requirements that Telecom must follow when preparing its regulatory financial statements.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Commerce Commission broadband quality report shows improvement in web browsing speed
18 May 2010
The Commerce Commission has released its report on New Zealand broadband quality covering the period 1 July to 31 December 2009. The report examines the quality of broadband services provided by New Zealand’s internet service providers (ISPs).
Relates to: Telecommunications
Commerce Commission recommends regulation of mobile termination access services in draft report
12 May 2010
In a draft reconsideration report issued today, the Commerce Commission has indicated that its preliminary view is to recommend that the Minister for Communications and Information Technology regulate mobile termination access services, and not accept undertakings from Telecom and Vodafone.
Relates to: Telecommunications
April 2010
Commerce Commission process for reconsideration of mobile termination access services recommendation
27 April 2010
The Commerce Commission has today released a letter outlining its indicative process and timeline to reconsider its recommendation in the mobile termination access services investigation that undertakings from Telecom and Vodafone should be accepted as an alternative to regulation
Relates to: Telecommunications
2009 annual monitoring report shows increasing competition in telecommunications markets
23 April 2010
The Commerce Commission has today released its 2009 telecommunications monitoring report analysing the state of New Zealand telecommunications markets.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Commerce Commission invites Minister to consider Vodafone’s new on-net pricing plan
20 April 2010
In response to a query from the Minister for Communications and Information Technology, the Commerce Commission has invited the Minister to consider the launch of Vodafone’s Talk Add-on product in his assessment of whether Telecom’s and Vodafone’s mobile termination access services (MTAS) undertakings should be accepted.
Relates to: Telecommunications
VDSL decision confirmed by Commerce Commission
16 April 2010
The Commerce Commission has today issued a decision related to Telecom’s use of VDSL technologies in the provision of wholesale broadband services.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Summary and analysis report of Telecom’s 2009 regulatory financial statements published
15 April 2010
The Commerce Commission today published its summary and analysis of Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited’s first regulatory financial statements for the financial year ending 30 June 2009.
Relates to: Telecommunications
February 2010
Recommendation on mobile termination delivered to Minister
22 February 2010
The Commerce Commission today delivered its final report on mobile termination access services to the Minister for Communications and Information Technology.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Commerce Commission commences review of data price
19 February 2010
The Commerce Commission today commenced a review of the cost of data transmission in the unbundled bitstream access (UBA) standard terms determination.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Draft decision released by Commerce Commission on VDSL services
18 February 2010
The Commerce Commission today released its draft decision on how the application of the unbundled bitstream access standard terms determination (UBA STD) relates to services delivered over VDSL.
Relates to: Telecommunications
Commerce Commission receives revised undertakings from Telecom
11 February 2010
The Commerce Commission has been informed by Telecom that they will be providing revised undertakings in relation to the Commission’s investigation into mobile termination rates.
Relates to: Telecommunications
January 2010
Telecom admits breaching Fair Trading Act - pays back $9.5m to customers
12 January 2010
In a settlement with the Commerce Commission, Telecom New Zealand Limited and Xtra Limited (Telecom) has admitted breaching the Fair Trading Act by misleading more than 130,000 broadband customers.Relates to: Fair Trading, Telecommunications
