The Commerce Commission ("Commission") made standard terms determinations, under section 30M of the Telecommunications Act 2001 ("the Act"), in respect of
the designated access services of:
- Telecom's unbundled copper local loop network (UCLL) on 7 November 2007 (Decision 609);
- Telecom's unbundled copper local loop network
co-location service (UCLL Co-location) on 7 November 2007 (Decision 610);
- Telecom's unbundled bitstream access (UBA) on
12 December 2007 (Decision 611);
- Telecom's unbundled copper local loop network backhaul (telephone exchange to interconnect point) service (UCLL Backhaul) on 27 June 2008 (Decision 626);
- Telecom's unbundled bitstream access backhaul service (UBA Backhaul) on 27 June 2008 (Decision 627); and
- Telecom's unbundled copper local loop network service (Sub-loop UCLL), Telecom's unbundled copper local loop network co-location service (Sub-loop Co-location) and Telecom's unbundled copper local loop network backhaul service (distribution cabinet to telephone exchange) (Sub-loop Backhaul) on 18 June 2009 (Decision 672 - with these services collectively referred to as the Sub-loop Services).
Decisions 609, 610, 611, 626, 627 and 672 have since been either clarified or reviewed on a number of occasions.
On 26 September 2011, the Commission launched a
review of Decisions 609, 610, 611, 626, 627 and 672 for
the purpose of:
- making any changes necessary to give effect to changes made by the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 ("Amendment Act") to Schedule 1 of the Act, as required by section 72 of the Amendment Act; and
- making such other changes as may be necessary to improve consistency or clarity of the determinations.
Pursuant to section 73(2)(c) of the Amendment Act and section 30R(5)(d) of the Act, the Commission hereby gives public notice that it has completed its review.
This decision will have effect from separation day as that term is defined in the Amendment Act.
A copy of the Commission's decision can be found on the Commission's website
www.comcom.govt.nz/consequential-changes-review-of-stds
Date of Decision: 24 November 2011.
COMMERCE COMMISSION.