November 2010

Draft TSO determinations for 09/10 released by Commerce Commission

16 November 2010

The Commerce Commission has released its 2009/10 draft determinations for the period 1 July to 30 June on the:

  • cost of the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) for the hearing impaired; and the
  • proportion of the cost to be met by each party liable to contribute to the cost of the TRS and Telecom New Zealand's local residential telephone service (LRTS) obligation.

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Draft determination extending number portability released by Commerce Commission

11 November 2010

The Commerce Commission has today released a draft determination which would extend the number portability determination for both local and mobile telephone numbers for another six years. Number portability enables a customer to change telecommunications companies but retain the same telephone number.

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Telecommunications report reveals New Zealand ranks in bottom third of OECD for fixed line calling

9 November 2010

The Commerce Commission has released a report benchmarking New Zealand prices for fixed line and mobile telecommunications services against international prices.

 

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