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Commission Closes Investigation Into Telecom
Friday, 21 December 2007, 5:35 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today closed its investigation into allegations that Telecom had squeezed the margins of its competitors, through bundling and a price discount, and affected their ability to compete, in breach of the Commerce Act 1986. More >>
Final TRS Determinations released
Friday, 21 December 2007, 10:52 am | Commerce Commission
allocation of the cost of Telecommunications Service Obligations (TSO) for local residential telephone service and for the TRS. More >>
Co-location On Cellular Transmission Sites
Friday, 21 December 2007, 10:14 am | Commerce Commission
The Commission has today launched a standard terms development process to determine the non-price elements of co-location of a mobile operators equipment on another operator’s transmission site. Co-location allows the mobile equipment of a network ... More >>
Sub-loop Related Services
Friday, 21 December 2007, 9:49 am | Commerce Commission
The Commission has initiated standard terms determination (STD) processes for the following sub-loop related services: More >>
Commission clarifies Number Portability
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 3:27 pm | Commerce Commission
In a decision released today, the Commission has clarified the Local and Cellular Telephone Number Portability Determination issued 31 August 2005, to confirm that pre-paid mobile services are covered under the terms of the original Determination. More >>
Pacific Radiology acquisition cleared
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 3:00 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Pacific Radiology Limited to acquire all the assets of Wellington Radiology Limited. More >>
A & R Whitcoulls Cleared to Acquire Borders NZ
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 1:20 pm | Commerce Commission
Reasons for A & R Whitcoulls Cleared to Acquire Borders New Zealand The Commerce Commission has released its reasons for granting clearance to A & R Whitcoulls (ARW) to acquire 100 % of the shares in Borders New Zealand. The Commission’s reasons ... More >>
Hotel Chain Guilty Of Eight Breaches Of Fair Trade
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 12:38 am | Commerce Commission
A hotel chain has pleaded guilty to eight charges of breaching the Fair Trading Act in a case that reinforces to businesses that advertising "conditions apply" is not sufficient to avoid misleading consumers where the main message of the advertising ... More >>
Court grants interim stay on Warehouse judgment
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 5:32 pm | Commerce Commission
The High Court in Wellington has granted the Commerce Commission an interim stay of the High Court's judgment, which cleared the way for the three Foodstuffs co-operatives or Woolworths Ltd to acquire up to 100% shares in, or assets of, The Warehouse Group ... More >>
Admission Saves Kiwibank & NZPost From Prosecution
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 2:21 pm | Commerce Commission
Kiwibank and New Zealand Post have reached a settlement with the Commerce Commission in relation to a breach of the Fair Trading Act 1986 over a failure to adequately disclose overseas currency conversion fees in on-line customer statements for Prezzy ... More >>
Commission Seeks To Appeal Warehouse Decision
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 9:46 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is seeking leave to appeal the High Court's decision which cleared the way for the three Foodstuffs co-operatives or Woolworths Ltd to acquire up to 100% shares in, or assets of, The Warehouse Group Ltd. More >>
Commerce Commission Seeks Views On Vector Offer
Friday, 14 December 2007, 11:26 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is seeking the views of interested parties on the voluntary offer put forward by Vector as an alternative to regulatory control being imposed. More >>
Air Liquide NZ Ltd applies to acquire ASCOGAS Ltd
Friday, 14 December 2007, 10:21 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Air Liquide New Zealand Limited (Air Liquide) seeking clearance to acquire 100 % of the shares in ASCOGAS Limited (ASCOGAS). More >>
Final report on regulation of co-location services
Friday, 14 December 2007, 9:59 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has issued its final recommendation to the Minister of Communications on the regulation of mobile co-location services on cellular transmission sites. More >>
Final determinations for unbundled bitstream acces
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 9:25 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has issued its final determination on the price and non-price terms on which Telecom must make the unbundled bitstream access (UBA) service available to other telecommunications providers. More >>
"Buyer enquiry over" should not mislead
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 5:10 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission says real estate agents need to heed the warning contained in a recent court case relating to pricing practices to avoid breaching the Fair Trading Act. More >>
West Auckland pawn broker ordered to repay loans
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 11:04 am | Commerce Commission
Loan customers described by a Judge as some of the "more vulnerable and desperate members of society" are to get a partial refund from a pawn broker after a successful prosecution by the Commerce Commission. More >>
Second Convictions For Probitas Fertiliser
Friday, 7 December 2007, 11:50 am | Commerce Commission
Second Convictions For False And Misleading Claims About Probitas Fertiliser A Waihi-based company that makes a fertiliser product has been convicted and fined for a second time for making misleading claims under the Fair Trading Act. More >>
The Warehouse High Court decision
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 2:05 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission is disappointed by the High Court's decision allowing the appeals of the three Foodstuffs co-operatives and Woolworths Ltd against the Commission's decision declining clearance for either party to acquire up to 100% shares in, or ... More >>
Court injunction against Discount Premium Holidays
Wednesday, 28 November 2007, 5:31 pm | Commerce Commission
A group of companies that has been telemarketing discount travel memberships and vouchers has been ordered to stop breaching the Fair Trading Act, as a result of an injunction sought by the Commerce Commission. More >>
