Pursuant to clause 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 of the Telecommunications Act 2001 ("the Act"), the Commerce Commission ("the commission") gives public notice of the publication of its draft report into the initial pricing principle for the designated service "Bundle of retail services offered by means of Telecom's fixed telecommunications network".
On 27 February 2003, the commission gave public notice of its decision to investigate the initial pricing principle for the designated service "Bundle of retail services offered by means of Telecom's fixed telecommunications network".
This followed a request from the Minister of Communications on 30 January 2003, to commence an investigation to determine whether the initial pricing principle for this designated access service should be amended.
The commission requests submissions on the draft report on or before Thursday, 29 May 2003.
Pursuant to clause 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 of the Act, the commission will not be holding a public hearing.
Under the Act, the commission must make reasonable efforts to deliver a final report to the Minister of Communications within 120 working days of giving public of the commencement of the investigation.
This period elapses on 20 August 2003.
A copy of the commission's draft report can be downloaded from the commission's web site at:
www.comcom.govt.nz
under "Telecommunications Regulation".
Inquiries regarding this review can be directed to Alex Cheetham, Chief Adviser, Network Access Group, on (04) 924 3686.
Date of decision: 1 May 2003.
COMMERCE COMMISSION.