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TCF Work Groups Established last year with a two phase approach: Define issues – December 2006 Refine codes that can be used in a service offering – July 2007 Phase 1 finished on time Phase 2 now under way Relatively good industry buy in
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Telco Issues
For NZNOG
Action in Telco/ISP LandLots going on. Two key things:
TCF Work Groups doing technical and operational standards for nDSL and LLU
Operational Separation of Telecom on the way
The new framework under the revised Telecommunications Act
TCF Work Groups
Established last year with a two phase approach:
Define issues – December 2006Refine codes that can be used in a service offering – July 2007
Phase 1 finished on timePhase 2 now under way Relatively good industry buy in
Telecom’s Operational Separation
Required by the new Telco Act,Telecom to split into three divisions
Network accessWholesaleRetail
“Equivalence of Inputs” on a key range of services.Government gets to decide the details, and which services covered.Submit! March, and probably June, 2007.
New Telco Act
The regulator now has new powers:
To review and monitor markets
To make standard terms offerings available – don’t need to wait for an access seeker to fail commercial negotiations and pay for a determination.
Plus a new commissioner is on the way.
Watch this space!
