Projects
Here you will find telecommunications projects we are currently working on and those we have completed.
2019/20 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 moreMobile termination access service review
The mobile termination access service (MTAS) is a wholesale service supplied by a mobile network operator (MNO) which allows customers on other networks to communicate (either by way of a voice call or SMS) with customers of that MNO.
Read moreBroadcasting services revenue in the Telecommunications Development Levy
Recent amendments to the Telecommunications Act mean that the treatment of broadcasting services revenue in the Telecommunications Development Levy (TDL) is changing.
Read moreSpecified points of interconnection
The Act allows us to specify points of interconnection (POIs) which are places in wholesale networks where responsibility for fibre services is handed over from a fibre provider to other commercial service providers.
Read more2018/19 TDL liability allocation determination
The liability allocation determination for the 2018/19 Telecommunications Development Levy (TDL) covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Read moreUpdates to the 2018/19 TDL
The Commission uses specified instructions and templates to get the information we need to make our annual Telecommunications Development Levy (TDL) determination.
Read moreUnbundled layer 1 fibre service
Chorus and the Local Fibre Companies’ have Deeds of Open Access Undertakings (Fibre Deeds) given under the Telecommunications Act 2001 (Act). The undertakings requires them to provide a point-to-multipoint layer 1 fibre access service (PON Fibre Access Service) from 1 January 2020 for area 1 of the governments Ultra-Fast Broadband initiative.
Read moreCommission 111 contact code
The purpose of a Commission 111 contact code is to protect vulnerable consumers by ensuring they have reasonable access to an appropriate means of contacting the 111 emergency service in the event of a power failure.
Read moreTelecommunications retail service quality
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment recently conducted a review of the Telecommunications Act to establish a regulatory framework for fibre fixed line access services.
Read moreCopper withdrawal code
Under amendments to the Telecommunications Act 2001, the Commission is required to develop a copper withdrawal code that sets the minimum consumer protection requirements that will need to be met before Chorus can stop providing copper services.
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