ssued 20 May 2004

The Commerce Commission will hold a two-day conference on Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 May, on its draft determination relating to wholesale access to Telecom New Zealand's residential services by TelstraClear Limited.

Under the Telecommunications Act, TelstraClear originally requested that the Commission determine the full range of price and non-price terms and conditions. On 31 March 2004, TelstraClear and Telecom jointly informed the Commission that agreement had been reached on many aspects of the original application. The Commission's draft determination deals with the outstanding issues that remain between the parties.

The conference is for TelstraClear and Telecom, and interested parties, to make oral presentations based on submissions to the Commission and for the Commission to ask questions.

The conference will be held in the Commission's ground floor conference room located in the NGC Building, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington. A copy of the conference programme is attached.

The draft determination and submissions are available at the Commission's website.

 

Media contact:

Jackie Maitland, Communications Manager

Phone work (04) 924 3708

 

TelstraClear Residential Wholesale Application - Conference Schedule

Date Company Time Topic Presenters
Monday 24 May 2004 TelstraClear

9:00am -

10:30am

Introduction Steve Jackson
      Service Issues

Steve Jackson,

Dean Edwards

   

10:30am -

10:45am

Break  
   

10:45am -

12:30pm

Jurisdictional Issues Peter Waters
      Market Definition Grant Forsyth
      Limited Competition Dean Edwards
   

12:30pm -

1:30pm

Lunch  
   

1:30pm -

3:00pm

Wholesale Price and Bundles

Susan Wells,

External Economic Expert (TBA),

Peter Waters

      Concluding Remarks Grant Forsyth
   

3:00pm -

3:15pm

Break  
  Telecom

3:15pm -

5:30pm

Introduction Bruce Parkes
      Services

Nik Haden,

David Freeman-Greene

      Jurisdiction Pat Bowler
         
Tuesday 25 May 2004 Telecom

9:00am -

10:30am

Messaging

Victoria Crone,

Representative from CRA (TBA)

   

10:30am -

10:45am

Break  
   

10:45am -

12:00pm

Residential Connection

Bruce Parkes,

Pat Bowler

      Temporary Disconnect

Bruce Parkes,

Pat Bowler

   

12:00pm -

1:00pm

Lunch  
   

1:00pm -

3:00pm

Bundles

Pat Bowler,

Representative from CRA (TBA)

      Term Pat Bowler
      Conclusion Bruce Parkes
   

3:00pm -

3:15pm

Break  
  TelstraClear

3:15pm -

4:15pm

TelstraClear Closing Remarks