Why TUANZ?
It’s membership renewal time here at TUANZ and I thought I’d try to explain just what it is we do
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Consideration must be given… Section 18 and Chorus
Chorus has taken the Commerce Commission to court, suggesting it has misapplied the law with regard to its copper wholesale determination. What does the law actually say about it?
Shuffling the cards, but no new hand for Chorus
Chorus and Crown Fibre have renegotiated some points in their UFB contract but will it be enough to stave off the $1bn in cost blowouts that Chorus says it has?
TUANZ welcomes Vodafone’s offer (but does Big Red understand what it’s saying?)
Vodafone has offered to let the government use its cable network in Wellington and Christchurch as part of the UFB build. Lovely, but there’s just one small problem…
Return on investment
The cross-submissions on the UCLL price regulation process are out. Battle lines are being drawn, but what’s interesting is what’s not mentioned at all by Chorus in it’s report.
Media release: Cross submission asks ComCom to do the job right
Media release on TUANZ, Consumer and InternetNZ’s submission regarding UCLL price determination
Chorus’s costs
Chorus’s results are out and the company has said it will focus on cost cutting and seeking new revenue streams. Does this mean we’ll see the ‘nuclear option’ deployed?
Television over telco
Telecom/Spark has entered the world of television, and not for the first time. This time, however, it has to get it right, and so far the signs are good.
FPP Round One: Chorus makes an offer, but it comes with caveats
Chorus has suggested not bothering to build an economic model at all, but rather use its existing cost base to work out what we should pay. That’s very noble, but there are a few caveats that need to be dealt with.
Press release: No evidence of health effects from mobiles
Major UK study says “no” health effects from mobile phones or towers. Put away your tin-foil hats.
