The telecommunications industry makes financial contributions to the Government through a compulsory levy. This funding is used to improve New Zealand's telecommunications infrastructure and provide certain services such as assistance for the deaf and hearing or speech impaired.
The Telecommunications Development Levy (TDL) was established by legislation in June 2011. The levy is set at $10 million a year from 2020, which we are required to allocate proportionately to qualifying telecommunications providers.
The Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) allows people who are deaf, hearing impaired or speech impaired to place calls to mobile or landline telephones using a keyboard or other device.
