Projects
Here you will find telecommunications projects we are currently working on and those we have completed.
Review of the Copper Withdrawal Code
In 2023, we completed a review of the Copper Withdrawal Code to assess whether it met its minimum requirements and intended purpose and if it could be improved to better deliver on the requirements.
Read moreNumber portability determination 2021 review
Number portability services allow end-users to keep their local and mobile phone numbers when they switch service providers. We reviewed the settings for these services before the previous determination expired in December 2021.
Read moreFibre input methodologies
Input methodologies for fibre are the rules, requirements and processes that we are required to develop under Part 6 of the Telecommunications Act. We are currently developing these fibre input methodologies.
Read more2021 review of the Telecommunications Dispute Resolution Scheme
The Commission is required to review each industry dispute resolution scheme at least once every 3 years and provide any recommendations to the scheme provider on how to improve the scheme.
Read moreSchedule 3 review of Schedule 1 services (Number portability, Mobile co-location, Interconnection with fixed PSTN)
Every five years, the Commission is required to consider whether there are reasonable grounds for commencing an investigation into whether any services should be omitted from the list of designated or specified services in Schedule 1 of the Telecommunications Act 2001 (Act).
Read moreUnbundled layer 1 fibre service
The Fibre Deeds require Chorus and the LFCs to supply wholesale services on a non-discriminatory and equivalent basis, and, since 1 January 2020, have also required them to offer a point-to-multipoint layer 1 fibre access service (PON Fibre Access Service). The Commission has developed guidance to assist industry participants to understand our approach to monitoring and enforcing non-discrimination and equivalence obligations in telecommunications, including in relation to the PON Fibre Access Service.
Read moreDevelopment of the Copper Withdrawal Code
The Copper Withdrawal Code came into effect on 1 March 2021 setting out minimum requirements that Chorus must meet before it stops supplying copper services.
Read more2019/20 TRS cost calculation
The current TRS cost calculation covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Read more2019/20 Telecommunications Development Levy liability allocation determination
The liability allocation determination for the 2019/20 Telecommunications Development Levy (TDL) covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Read moreSpecified fibre areas
In 2019, we consulted on our process for assessing specified fibre areas.
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