14 JANUARY 2010 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 1

("the Act"), in respect of the designated access services of Telecom’s Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network ("Decision 609") and Telecom’s Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network Co-location ("Decision 610").

On 21 May 2008, Decisions 609 and 610 were amended by Decision 643.

Pursuant to section 58(2) of the Act, the Commission is required to give public notice that it has further amended Decisions 609 and 610 for the purposes of making a clarification under section 58(1) of the Act.

Clarification Decision 682 made amendments to the following areas of Decisions 609 and 610:

• Who pays the costs associated with transferring the Access Seeker’s customers from the host exchange to the newly installed cabinet; and
• the exceptions to the requirement to give a Cabinetisation Notice.

A copy of the clarification is available on the Commission’s website at

http://www.comcom.govt.nz/IndustryRegulation/Telecommunications/StandardTermsDeterminations/UnbundledLocalLoopService/ContentFiles/Documents/682.pdf

Date of Clarification: 12 November 2009.

COMMERCE COMMISSION.

Notification of Clarification of the Standard Terms Determination on Telecom’s Sub-loop Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network Service ("Sub-loop UCLL"), Telecom’s Sub-loop Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network Co-location Service ("Sub-loop Co-location") and Telecom’s Sub-loop Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network Backhaul Service ("Sub-loop Backhaul")

On 18 June 2009, the Commerce Commission ("Commission") made a standard terms determination, under section 30M of the Telecommunications Act 2001 ("the Act"), in respect of the designated access services of Telecom’s Sub-loop Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network Service ("Sub-loop UCLL"), Telecom’s Sub-loop Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network Co-location Service ("Sub-loop Co-location") and Telecom’s Sub-loop Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network Backhaul Service ("Sub-loop Backhaul") ("Decision 672").

On 3 December 2009, Decision 672 was amended by Decision 687.

Clarification Decision 687 made amendments to the following areas of Decision 672:

• The definition of "Distribution Cabinet" and the requirement to give notice of any network changes to Distribution Cabinets in relation to the Sub-loop Backhaul service;
• the formula for determining the monthly charge for the Sub-loop Backhaul service;
• the process for making market share assessment calculations in relation to the Sub-loop Co-location service;
• the lead-time for Access Seekers to provide equipment to Telecom’s supplier manufacturing the Distribution Cabinets, which is referred to in the definition of the "First Assessment Date"; and
• the requirement for access seekers to give service level terms performance reports to Telecom (Chorus).

Pursuant to section 58(2) of the Act, the Commission is required to give public notice that it has amended Decision 672 for the purposes of making a clarification under section 58(1) of the Act.

Decision 687 sets out the amendments made and a copy of the clarification is available on the Commission’s website at

http://www.comcom.govt.nz/IndustryRegulation/Telecommunications/StandardTermsDeterminations/SubloopUCLLservice/ContentFiles/Documents/Sub-loop%20Clarification%20-%20Decision%20687.pdf

Date of Clarification: 3 December 2009.

COMMERCE COMMISSION.

Notification of Clarification of the Standard Terms Determination on Telecom’s Unbundled Bitstream Access Service

On 12 December 2007, the Commerce Commission ("Commission") made a standard terms determination, under section 30M of the Telecommunications Act 2001 ("the Act"), in respect of the designated access services of Telecom’s Unbundled Bitstream Access Service ("Decision 611").

On 11 April 2008, Decision 611 was amended by Decision 636 and on 5 June 2008, Decision 611 was amended by Decision 644.

On 22 April 2009, Decision 611 was amended by Decision 671 and on 23 July 2009, Decision 611 was amended by Decision 679.

On 21 December 2009, Decision 611 was amended further by Decision 688.

Decision 688 amended Decision 611 by including:

• Further explanation in the Price List of Decision 611 relating to the service components for new connection charges (commonly referred to as the early termination charge) and relinquishment of the Unbundled Bitstream Access (UBA) Service;
• an amendment clarifying that the early termination charge is calculated before any pro-rating; and
• a new process for Telecom (Wholesale) to calculate a quarterly early termination charge adjustment.

Pursuant to section 58(2) of the Act, the Commission is required to give public notice that it has amended Decision 611 for the purposes of making a clarification under section 58(1) of the Act.

Decision 688 sets out the amendments made to Decision 611 and 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%20UBA%20STD%20Clarification%20Decision%20688%20-%20Early%20Termination%20Charge.pdf

Date of Clarification: 21 December 2009.

COMMERCE COMMISSION.

Notification of Clarification (No. 2) of the Standard Terms Determination on Telecom’s Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network Backhaul Service

On 27 June 2008, the Commerce Commission ("Commission") made a standard terms determination, under section 30M of the Telecommunications Act 2001 ("the Act"), in respect of the designated access service of Telecom’s Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network Backhaul ("Decision 626").

On 5 March 2009, Decision 626 was amended by Decision 665.