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Draft broadband legislation reported back to Parliament
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- 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
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- New Zealand
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- 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
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- New Zealand
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- 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
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- New Zealand
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- 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
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- New Zealand
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- 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
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- New Zealand
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- 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
Update on measures to facilitate deployment of broadband infrastructure including proposals under the SOP
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- February 22 2011
As foreshadowed in the principal Bill, the SOP also amends the existing provisions of the Telecommunications Act 2001 in relation to access rights to multi-unit complexes (e.g. office buildings and apartment blocks), private land, and the road reserve when constructing or maintaining telecommunications networks
Government's Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) relating to the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- February 22 2011
On 16 February 2011, Hon Steven Joyce tabled additional telecommunications legislative proposals with the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee which is responsible for reviewing the government's Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, introduced in December 2010
20182019 regulatory review proposed after the 10 year "regulatory holiday" for LFCs
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- February 22 2011
According to the Cabinet Papers, the SOP also responds (to some extent) to concerns by UFB Initiative bidders for greater regulatory certainty after the end of the 10 year regulatory holiday for LFCs and in particular that capital invested during the forbearance period should be recognised in any later regulation of fibre services
Legislative framework for possible telecom voluntary structural separation and consequential changes to telecommunications regulation under the SOP
- Buddle Findlay
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- New Zealand
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- February 22 2011
Given that participation in the UFB Initiative precludes any LFC participant from providing retail services (or, alternatively, requires a minority controlled board and independent chair for the LFC) Telecom has proposed, subject to becoming a "cornerstone" UFB Initiative participant and Telecom shareholder approval, separating retail (ServiceTel) from wholesaler network operator (Chorus2
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