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Telecommunications update

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • November 27 2012

Wearing its telecommunications regulator hat, the Commission has announced that it will publish its final decision on the price Chorus can charge for access to the unbundled copper local loop (UCLL) alongside the draft decision on charging for unbundled bitstream access (UBA), as the new price for the UCLL has a direct impact on the draft price for UBA

Draft broadband legislation reported back to Parliament

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • May 23 2011

The reported-back version of the Bill incorporates the February 2011 SOP, with amendments both to the original Bill and that SOP (see report here

Telecom and Vodafone joint bid awarded rural broadband funding

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • May 23 2011

On 20 April 2011, Hon Steven Joyce announced that the government had accepted a final agreement with Telecom and Vodafone to deliver the RBI

Government decision pending on Telecom's consequential request to further vary its Operational Separation Undertakings

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • May 23 2011

On 15 March 2011 Telecom requested a variation to its existing Operational Separation Undertakings, in anticipation of reaching agreement with the government on its joint RBI bid because of its concern that the non-discrimination rules in the Undertakings would apply to the RBI

Government takes the risk on regulation of crown funded fibre network prices

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • May 23 2011

The Minister while backing the "low capped" wholesale prices negotiated by CFH now proposes an "alternative solution" to regulatory forbearance by way of contractual mechanisms in government contracts with LFCs

Hon Steven Joyce says he will drop regulatory forbearance

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • May 23 2011

The announcement on 18 May 2011, two days after the Bill's report back, to drop the regulatory forbearance provisions and replace them with contractual assurances to Local Fibre Company (LFC) co-investment partners is significant

Decisions imminent on CFH's LFC partners for remaining candidate areas under UFB initiative

  • Buddle Findlay
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • May 23 2011

As detailed in our February 2011 update, Telecom and other parties associated with the NZ Regional Fibre Group (Alpine Energy, Enable Networks, Flute Joint Venture and Vector) had been prioritised by CFH for negotiation as potential LFC partners