The regulatory regime under Part 6 of the Telecommunications Act 2001 has been set up to deliver quality and value for New Zealand consumers, while promoting continued investment in this essential infrastructure.

Since 1 January 2022 price-quality and information disclosure regulation has applied to providers of fibre fixed line access services that are regulated under Part 6 of the Telecommunications Act 2001.

This regime for fibre services is alongside the work we do to ensure fixed line (broadband) and mobile markets are competitive through regulation of wholesale telecommunication services and our monitoring of how the retail telecommunications market.