Notice of Exemption The Commerce Commission, pursuant to section 81 of the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998, exempts Broadcast Communications Limited and Television New Zealand Limited from the application of section 17 of the Act in relation to a prohibited cross-involvement in an electricity lines business and an electricity supply business, as outlined in an application to the commission by Broadcast Communications Limited, dated 23 August 1999. The exemption is subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) That the price which Broadcast Communications Limited and Television New Zealand Limited charge for the electricity they sell to consumers at their sites and premises is equal to the price which the two companies themselves pay for the electricity they purchase, and that electricity is charged for by the Broadcast Communications Limited and Television New Zealand Limited in a transparent manner. (b) That neither Broadcast Communications Limited nor Television New Zealand Limited shall charge any of the consumers they supply with electricity for the use of their electricity lines. (c) That should any consumer, to which Broadcast Communications Limited or Television New Zealand Limited supplies electricity, wish to obtain electricity supply from any other party: Broadcast Communications Limited or Television New Zealand Limited shall grant reasonable access to its electricity lines without delay and without charge; At sites where existing emergency electricity generators are installed, Broadcast Communications Limited and Television New Zealand Limited shall continue to supply emergency electricity generation equipment as a back up to the consumer's own electricity supply at no charge; Broadcast Communications Limited shall reduce the consumer's co-siting fee (whether payable under an exclusive, inclusive or an other type of contract) by an amount equal to Broadcast Communications Limited's allowance, in the co-siting fee, for electricity supply and this shall be done in a transparent manner. (d) That Broadcast Communications Limited and Television New Zealand shall promptly advise the commission of any increased or new charge made by either company which relates in any way to the distribution or supply of electricity by them to consumers connected to their electricity lines. The commission may vary or revoke this exemption at any time in accordance with section 81 (5) of the Electricity Industry Reform Act. The exemption takes effect from the date of publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette.