Section 69AB(1) of the Telecommunications Act 2001 (“Act”) provides that the Commerce Commission (“Commission”) must carry out an annual assessment to determine the geographic areas in which a specified fibre service is available to end-users.

Section 69AB(2) of the Act provides that the Commission must, by public notice, declare an area to be a specified fibre area if the Commission determines in an assessment under section 69AB(1) that a specified fibre service is available to end-users in the area.

The Commission hereby gives notice that the areas identified in the map of specified fibre areas as specified fibre areas are declared to be specified fibre areas on and after 11 November 2021. The map of specified fibre areas is available on the Commission’s website at: https://comcom.govt.nz/regulated-industries/telecommunications/regulated-services/consumer-protections-for-copper-withdrawal/map-of-specified-fibre-areas.