Court rejects Chorus’ challenge to ComCom’s UBA pricing
The High Court has dismissed Chorus’ challenge to the Commerce Commission’s regulated price of the broadband infrastructure company’s Unbundled Bitstream Access (UBA) service.
The High Court has dismissed Chorus’ challenge to the Commerce Commission’s regulated price of the broadband infrastructure company’s Unbundled Bitstream Access (UBA) service.
NZ ISP Flip is backing the policy of Kim Dotcom’s political party to drive down broadband costs.
Telecommunications group, Chorus, submitted a proposal to expedite the Commerce Commission’s development of the two Final Pricing Principle processes.
Broadband infrastructure company, Chorus, has revised its broadband connection figures, identifying an error in the numbers posted on June 30, 2013.
Victoria Crone is set to become Xero managing director after stepping down Chorus' general manager sales and marketing.
Industry analyst firm Ovum says the impact of the Commerce Commission’s UBA decision will reach beyond Chorus.
Broadband infrastructure company, Chorus, has commenced work to deploy its ultra-fast broadband (UFB) network in Greymouth which will pass about 3500 premises and connect eight schools directly to fibre.
Broadband infrastructure company, Chorus, said the Ernst and Young (EY) ‘Independent Assessment of Chorus’ Financial Position’ confirms its own assessment of a $1 billion funding gap by 2020.
Snap has launched Lightwave Extreme, a broadband service offering download speeds of up to 200Mbps and upload speeds of upto 50Mbps over the Chorus Ultra-Fast Broadband network.
The Commerce Commission has released a consultation document for the final pricing principle (FPP) of the Chorus unbundled copper local loop (UCLL) service.
Chorus chief executive officer (CEO), Mark Ratcliffe, has stated the broadband infrastructure company is “100 per cent committed” to the ultra-fast broadband (UFB) and rural broadband initiative (RBI), and will engage with Crown Fibre Holdings (CFH) to maintain pace with contractual commitments.
Chorus is at risk of not meeting its UFB and RBI contractual commitments because the proposed copper price changes will have a significant impact on its financial position, Ernst & Young (E&Y) says.
Telecom is expanding its Ultra Fibre services to Canterbury, via UFB partner Enable.
Broadband infrastructure company, Chorus, has taken the next two steps in the broadband pricing review, both applying to the Commerce Commission for a final pricing principle (FPP) review of its initial pricing decision, and filing for a High Court appeal of the same decision.
Commonsense has prevailed and the government won’t be able to overrule the independence of the Commerce Commission, says TUANZ chief executive Paul Brislen in the wake of all the opposition parties refusing the support any such legislation.