Commerce Commission - Latest News [Page 108]
Mobile Electronic Services fined
Thursday, 18 September 2008, 5:04 pm | Commerce Commission
A Christchurch based electrical appliance repairer has pleaded guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act. More >>
Commission reports to Minister on Telecom
Thursday, 18 September 2008, 10:52 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has advised the Minister of Communications that Telecom has complied with all its Telecommunications Service Obligations (TSO) quality measures for the 2007/08 financial year. More >>
Final Telecom TSO cost calculation for 2005/06
Wednesday, 17 September 2008, 6:16 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released its telecommunication service obligations (TSO) determination covering the 2005/06 year. The final TSO cost is $58.2 million for 2005/06. More >>
Telecom remedies Separation Undertakings Breach
Wednesday, 17 September 2008, 6:14 pm | Commerce Commission
Telecommunications Commissioner Dr Ross Patterson has received information from Telecom that satisfies him that the breach of Telecom’s Separation Undertakings that occurred on 30 June 2008 has been remedied. More >>
Disclosure of interests inquiry underway
Saturday, 13 September 2008, 12:25 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today announced it will be conducting an inquiry into whether Donal Curtin, who was appointed Deputy Chair of the Commission in July, provided an appropriate level of disclosure to the Commission and the Minister of Commerce ... More >>
Final Telecom TSO cost calculation
Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 9:29 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released its telecommunication service obligations (TSO) determination covering the 2004/05 year. The final TSO cost is $52.0 million for 2004/05. The determination specifies how the TSO cost is shared between Telecom and ... More >>
CC: Vector’s and Powerco’s offers of undertakings
Friday, 5 September 2008, 10:27 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has formed a preliminary view to not accept offers of undertaking from Vector and Powerco in relation to the supply of their controlled natural gas distribution services. More >>
Determination for sub-loop services
Friday, 5 September 2008, 12:27 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released its draft standard terms determination on the price and non-price terms on which Telecom must make the regulated sub-loop services available to other telecommunications providers. These are the services ... More >>
Southern Cross, Aorangi joint venture declined
Thursday, 4 September 2008, 5:28 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has declined to grant clearance to Southern Cross Health Trust and Aorangi Hospital Limited to merge their respective private hospital operations in Palmerston North. More >>
Ezibuy fined for fake 'pashmina' shawls
Thursday, 4 September 2008, 10:01 am | Commerce Commission
A popular clothing and home goods company has been found guilty of breaching the Fair Trading Act and has been fined $8,500 in the Auckland District Court for marketing and selling shawls advertised as silk blend pashmina, when they were not. More >>
Commission releases June quarterly report
Friday, 29 August 2008, 10:16 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released its June quarterly monitoring report containing key statistics about telecommunications markets in New Zealand. More >>
Electricity Industry Reform Act
Thursday, 28 August 2008, 5:23 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has granted Stephen Reindler an exemption under the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998 (the EIR Act) in relation to his proposed appointment to the board of Meridian Energy Limited (Meridian), an electricity supply business. More >>
Commerce Commission To Determine Dispute
Thursday, 28 August 2008, 9:37 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has decided to determine a dispute between The Grate Kiwi Cheese Company Limited (Grate Kiwi) and Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (Fonterra) about the interpretation and application of regulation 4(1) of the Dairy Industry ... More >>
Airport Enters Agreement With Commerce Commission
Thursday, 14 August 2008, 1:41 pm | Commerce Commission
Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) has entered into an undertaking with the Commerce Commission to drop plans to reduce the number of duty free retailers from two to one. More >>
Court Of Appeal Dismisses Powerco Challenge
Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 12:46 am | Commerce Commission
The Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge by Powerco Limited to the Commerce Commission's 2004 recommendation to control gas pipeline services supplied by Powerco Limited and Vector Limited. The Court also dismissed Powerco's challenge to the Minister ... More >>
CC Releases Issues Paper On Mobile Termination
Friday, 8 August 2008, 11:07 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released an issues paper on mobile termination. The Commission is currently considering whether there are reasonable grounds to launch a Schedule 3 investigation under the Telecommunications Act. More >>
Decision a victory for supermarket consumers
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 10:11 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission says a decision by the Court of Appeal overturning the High Court decision on ownership of The Warehouse Group Ltd is a victory for supermarket consumers and competition in markets. More >>
Draft Decision On Mobile Transmission Sites
Friday, 25 July 2008, 10:05 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released its draft standard terms determination on the non-price terms for co-location on cellular mobile transmission sites (the Mobile Co-location Service). More >>
Commerce Commission to investigate Hanover Finance
Thursday, 24 July 2008, 12:48 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today opened an investigation into Hanover Finance. The investigation is into whether Hanover Finance has breached the Fair Trading Act by making misleading representations to prospective investors and/or the public generally. More >>
ANZ Investment Services fined for Bonus Bond promo
Monday, 21 July 2008, 4:46 pm | Commerce Commission
ANZ Investment Services (New Zealand) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ANZ National Bank Limited, has been fined $80,000 plus costs for running a misleading television campaign. More >>
