5278 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 181 24 NOVEMBER 2011

Chorus’s Unbundled Copper Low Frequency Service (UCLF Service).

This decision will have effect from separation day as that term is defined in the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011.

A copy of the determination for the UCLF Service can be found on the Commission’s website

www.comcom.govt.nz/chorus-unbundled-copper-low-frequency-service-std/

Date of Decision: 24 November 2011.

COMMERCE COMMISSION.

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Telecommunications Act 2001 and Sections 72 and 73 of the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011:

Notification of Commerce Commission Review of Standard Terms Determinations Under Section 30R of the Telecommunications Act 2001 for the Purpose of Implementing the Requirements of the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 and Various Other Changes

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.

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Telecommunications Act 2001 and Section 73 of the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011:

Notification of Final Decision to Geographically Average Certain Prices for the Designated Access Services of Chorus’s Unbundled Bitstream Access Service and Chorus’s Unbundled Copper Local Loop Network Service

The Commerce Commission (“Commission”) made standard terms determinations, under section 30M of the Telecommunications Act 2001 (“the Act”), in respect of the following designated access services of:

• Telecom’s unbundled copper local loop network (UCLL) on 7 November 2007 (Decision 609);
• Telecom’s unbundled bitstream access (UBA) on 12 December 2007 (Decision 611); 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).

On 7 July 2001, the Commission gave public notice that it had commenced a review of the pricing set out in Decisions 609, 611 and 672 for the purpose of making any changes to those determinations that may be necessary for the purpose of implementing clause 4A of subpart 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1.

Clause 4A requires the Commission to determine a geographically averaged price for Chorus’s unbundled bitstream access service and Chorus’s unbundled copper local loop network service. This review was required by sections 73(1) and 73(2)(b) of the Telecommunications (TSO, Broadband, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (“Amendment Act”).

Pursuant to section 73(2)(c) of the Amendment Act and section 30R(5)(d) of the Act, the Commission gives public notice that it has released its final decision to make necessary changes to Decisions 609, 611 and 672 for the purpose of implementing clause 4A of subpart 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1.

This decision will have effect from separation day as that term is defined in the Amendment Act.

A copy of the final decision can be found on the Commission’s website

www.comcom.govt.nz/review-to-average-ucll-sub-loop-ucll-and-uba-prices/

Date of Decision: 24 November 2011.

COMMERCE COMMISSION.

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