October 2010

Commerce Commission releases draft report on competition review of UBA service

28 October 2010

The Commerce Commission today released a draft report on its review into whether Telecom New Zealand Limited faces competition in the provision of the unbundled bitstream access (UBA) service. The UBA service is a wholesale broadband service that allows telecommunications operators to differentiate their retail products from Telecom's retail broadband services.                  

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Commerce Commission opens investigation into Telecom's compliance with Separation Undertakings

15 October 2010

The Commerce Commission announced today it has launched an investigation into an alleged breach of Separation Undertakings by Telecom Corporation of New Zealand. The investigation will assess whether Telecom Wholesale is likely to have discriminated against telecommunications providers in favour of Telecom Retail.

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Next step underway for the determination of mobile termination rates

7 October 2010

The Commerce Commission has today issued a notice to Vodafone New Zealand Limited to prepare a standard terms proposal for terminating mobile calls and text messages. This proposal will specify the non-price terms and conditions on which mobile termination services should be made available to both mobile and fixed line operators. The price of the mobile termination access services (MTAS) will be specified by the Commission.

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