New Zealand - Regulatory Environment - Local Loop Unbundling and TSO Background Report

Synopsis

This background report which is not updated anymore outlines key regulatory developments in the New Zealand telecommunications market and provides analyses in the areas of Local Loop Unbundling as well as 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.

For more recent information on the LLU and TSO see our separate report: New Zealand - Regulatory Environment - Local Loop Unbundling and TSO. While 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.