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Articles tagged with: Commerce Commission and National Roaming
Investigation into New Zealand's National Roaming Costs
New Zealand's Commerce Commission says that it is to start an investigation into whether regulation of the national mobile roaming service should be extended to include price. This announcement coincides with today's release of the Commission's draft report on its investigation into mobile termination access services. more
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Commerce Commission defers decision on national roaming investigation
New Zealand's Commerce Commission says that it is deferring its decision on whether to investigate extending the regulation of the national mobile roaming service to include prices. The Commission has been considering whether there are reasonable grounds to commence an investigation. more
Related Tags: roaming, tim, ovi, 3, New Zealand
Vodafone Signs Tower Sharing Deal with NZ Communications
New Zealand's 3rd mobile operator, NZ Communications says that it has inked a deal with Vodafone to rent space on up to 116 of the rival operator's towers. The company has delayed its launch several times citing problems with securing locations for its base stations, so the move should help accelerate its network rollout. more
Related Tags: base-station, roaming, 3g-license, vodafone, nz-communications, base-stations, New Zealand
Further Delays for New Zealand's 3rd Mobile Network
New Zealand's third mobile operator, NZ Communications has again delayed its network launch - this time until late next year. The operator's most recent plan was to launch its network this coming October, but a report in the Business Day newspaper said that the company has only built 50 of the required 400 base stations it needs to launch services. more
Related Tags: roaming, huawei, 3g-license, nz-communications, New Zealand
TelstraClear Shutting Down Pilot Wireless Network in New Zealand
TelstraClear has said that it's pilot wireless network in Tauranga is to be shut down because of an alleged deliberate last minute change by Vodafone which the company says made the service uncompetitive. TelstraClear Chief Executive Dr Allan Freeth says an eleventh hour change to a key component of its roaming arrangements has forced the company to make the tough decision to halt the project and focus on investments in existing and new services. more
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New Zealand Operator Signs Huawei Contract
The New Zealand arm of Econet Wireless, recently renamed as NZ Communications says that it has signed a contract with Huawei to build a nationwide cellular network. The company, which was granted a license over six years ago says that it will now take about 18 months to build its infrastructure. Huawei had signed a contract back in 2005 to build a core radio network in Auckland, although it is not known if any work was carried out. more
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NZCC: Investigating Possible Changes To Mobile Regulation
WELLINGTON -(Dow Jones)- New Zealand's competition watchdog, the Commerce Commission, said Tuesday it will launch a full investigation into regulating the local mobile market after finding significant barriers to entry by new competitors. more
Related Tags: vodafone-new-zealand, oecd
New Zealand Watchdog To Probe Telecom Services For Extended Regulation
WELLINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Commerce Commission Friday said there are grounds to investigate several services of Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd. (NZT) to ascertain whether the period of regulation should be extended. more
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