New Zealand - Regulatory Environment - Local Loop Unbundling and TSO

Synopsis

In this report we outline key regulatory developments in the New Zealand telecommunications market and provide analyses in the areas of Local Loop Unbundling including developments regarding interconnection and the Telecommunications Service Obligation. A Telecommunications Amendment Bill enabled the introduction of unbundling of the local loop and the operational separation of the incumbent, Telecom New Zealand. Unbundled Bitstream Access and UBA Enhanced services are now available from Telecom following regulatory reforms. Other regulatory developments are provided in the two separate reports: New Zealand - Regulatory Environment - Telecommunications Act and New Zealand - Regulatory Environment – Mobile, Wholesale & Number Portability.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. LLU and UBS overview
  
  • 2.1 LLU versus UBS
    
  • 2.2 Unbundled Bitstream Access (UBA)
    
  • 2.3 Wholesale bitstream services
    
• 3. LLU and UBS market developments
  
  • 3.1 Developments – 2008 - 2009
    
    • 3.1.1 UBS complete withdrawal phase from 2010
      
    • 3.1.2 Availability and conditions of regulated services
      
    • 3.1.3 Unbundled copper local loop
      
    • 3.1.4 UBA
      
    • 3.1.5 EUBA launch and uptake
      
    • 3.1.6 Local Loop and Bitstream Backhaul Services
      
    • 3.1.7 Sub-loop related services (cabinetisation)
      
    • 3.1.8 Telecom required to submit terms and conditions for unbundling
      
    • 3.1.9 InternetNZ ULL and cabinetisation recommendations
      
  • 3.2 Government reforms in 2007
    
    • 3.2.1 First phase report on LLU
      
    • 3.2.2 Telecom forced to supply ULL, bitstream terms
      
    • 3.2.3 Moving closer to Naked DSL
      
    • 3.2.4 De-averaged pricing recommended for LLU
      
    • 3.2.5 De-averaged pricing model favoured for UBA
      
• 4. Telecommunications Service Obligations (Kiwi Share)
  
  • 4.1 Background
    
  • 4.2 TSO review 2007
    
  • 4.3 TSO reform 2009
    
    • 4.3.1 Cost comparison
      
• 5. Telecommunications Dispute Resolution (TDR) Scheme
  
• 6. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Annual cost of TSO – 2001 - 2009
• Table 2 – TSO qualified revenue and TRS TSO charges – 2007 - 2009

• Exhibit 1 – Regulatory timeline – scheduled UBA and other services launch by service variant
• Exhibit 2 – Understanding wholesale bitstream offers around the world