The Commerce Commission ("Commission") made standard terms determinations ("STD"), under section 30M of the Telecommunications Act 2001 ("the Act"), in respect of
the designated access services:
- Telecom's Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network ("Decision 609") and Telecom's Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network Co location ("Decision 610"), on
7 November 2007;
- Telecom's Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network Backhaul ("Decision 626), on 27 June 2008; and
- Telecom's Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network Service (Sub-loop UCLL), Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network Co-location Service (Sub-loop Co-location) and Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network Backhaul Service (Sub-loop Backhaul) ("Decision 672"), on 18 June 2009.
Pursuant to section 58(2) of the Act, the Commission is required to give public notice that it has amended Decisions 609, 610, 626 and 672 for the purposes of making a clarification under section 58(1) of the Act. Clarification Decision 690 made amendments to the following areas of Decisions 609, 610, 626 and 672:
- The removal of recurring backhaul charges for handover fibre;
- the price change mechanism for the escorted access service component in UCLL Co-location and UCLL Sub-loop Co-location STD;
- the Annual Review date for all UCLL and Sub-loop UCLL STD;
- Cabinetisation notices and waivers; and
- the provision of performance reports.
A copy of the clarification is available on the Commission's website at
http://www.comcom.govt.nz//IndustryRegulation/Telecommunications/StandardTermsDeterminations/UnbundledLocalLoopService/ContentFiles/Documents/Final%20Clarification%20Decision%20Chorus%20request%20241209.pdf
Date of Clarification: 8 April 2010.
COMMERCE COMMISSION.