The Commerce Commission has confirmed its programme for a four day conference on its draft report relating to TelstraClear Limited's application for a determination to permit the resale of some services offered by Telecom New Zealand Limited.

The conference will be held on 10, 12, 13 and 14 February. Note: the conference does not include Tuesday 11 February.

The conference venue is Level 5, CSI House, 166 Featherston Street, Wellington.

The Commission released its draft determination in November. Submissions on the draft closed at the end of January. The conference is a process where parties can present their submissions orally, and the Commission can ask questions based on those submissions. The Commission's draft determination dealt with the terms, including price, for the wholesaling of a number of Telecom's retail services to TelstraClear.

Attached is a copy of the conference programme.

Media are asked to confirm their attendance with Jackie Maitland, Communications Manager, (04) 924-3708 or jackie.maitland@comcom.govt.nz