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Terms for co-location in Telecom exchanges
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 12:01 am | Commerce Commission
The Commission has begun the process of determining standard terms for access by other operators to Telecom's telephone exchanges. The aim is to set the terms by which other operators can co-locate equipment required to make use of Telecom's unbundled ... More >>
Commission Drops Price Fixing Case
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 12:00 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission yesterday discontinued its case against the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd for alleged price-fixing in relation to interchange fees. More >>
Ribena Vitamin C claims false and misleading
Tuesday, 27 March 2007, 5:17 pm | Commerce Commission
GlaxoSmithKline has pleaded guilty to 15 representative charges of breaching the Fair Trading Act by making misleading claims about the Vitamin C content of Ribena. The Commission investigated after a complaint from two college students who tested ... More >>
Commission releases Telecom TSO cost calculation
Monday, 26 March 2007, 2:23 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released its determination on Telecom New Zealand Limited’s net cost of complying with its telecommunication service obligations (TSO) for the period 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004. The TSO relates to the local residential telephone ... More >>
Ashley Guy Rhodes fined for illegal invoicing
Friday, 23 March 2007, 12:09 am | Commerce Commission
Ashley Guy Rhodes has been fined $20,000 in the North Shore District Court for 47 charges breaching the Fair Trading Act by sending false invoices. The invoices claimed that individuals and businesses had agreed to purchase advertising from companies ... More >>
Trader fined $10,000 over unsafe baby walkers
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 11:23 am | Commerce Commission
Insight Infotech Limited, trading as Azaks, has been fined $10,000 for selling unsafe baby walkers from its Christchurch stores. More >>
Commission can pursue overseas residents: Court
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 9:30 am | Commerce Commission
The High Court has ruled that the Commerce Commission can pursue penalty proceedings against three defendants in the wood chemicals cartel case who were living overseas when the cartel was operating. More >>
Fraud Awareness Month – Protect Your Computer
Tuesday, 20 March 2007, 12:34 am | Commerce Commission
"Think before you click" is one way to keep scammers out of your computer system advises the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Commerce Commission, as part of this month's fraud awareness campaign. More >>
Variation of NZRU authorisation
Friday, 16 March 2007, 5:28 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released a draft determination on the New Zealand Rugby Union's application to vary the authorisation it granted last year for a salary cap. Without that authorisation, the cap risked breaching the restrictive trade practice ... More >>
Goodman Fielder Ltd cleared for acquisition
Friday, 16 March 2007, 9:37 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Goodman Fielder Limited (Goodman Fielder) to acquire the flour and bread assets of River Mill Bakeries Limited (River Mill Bakeries). More >>
March deadline for claiming refunds
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 4:28 pm | Commerce Commission
New Zealand victims of the internet pyramid scam, SkyBiz.com, are advised a final date has been set for claiming a refund from the US $20 million redress fund. More >>
Fraud Awareness Month – Protect Your Phone
Monday, 12 March 2007, 10:19 am | Commerce Commission
Think that phone call or text message sounds like a scam? "Hang up or delete" is the advice today from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and the Commerce Commission, as part of Fraud Awareness Month. More >>
Cost of relay service for the hearing impaired
Thursday, 8 March 2007, 10:45 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has released its determination on the cost of the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) for the hearing impaired. More >>
Fraud Awareness Month Protect Your Money
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 11:39 am | Commerce Commission
As part of Fraud Awareness Month, the Commerce Commission and the Ministry of Consumer Affairs are sending a warning about the increasingly innovative techniques used by scammers to encourage consumers to hand over their money. More >>
Elite Truck Rentals cleared to acquire ORIX
Friday, 2 March 2007, 4:57 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Elite Truck Rentals Limited (Elite) to acquire 100% assets of ORIX Truck Rental (ORIX), a division of ORIX New Zealand Limited. More >>
Clearance to acquire Medi-Chem applied for
Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 2:40 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Transpacific Technical Services (NZ) Limited (TTS) seeking clearance to acquire the assets and businesses of Medi-Chem Waste Services Limited (Medi-Chem) that relate to the treatment, recycling, and disposal ... More >>
Standard terms for local loops, bitstream access
Friday, 23 February 2007, 12:10 am | Commerce Commission
The Commission has begun the process of deciding standard terms covering access by other operators to Telecom's copper local loops and bitstream services. The Commission will require Telecom to submit standard proposals for the supply of these services. More >>
BOC Ltd cleared to acquire Shell's LPG portfolio
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 10:20 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared BOC Limited to acquire Shell New Zealand Limited's LPG business and Shell New Zealand Holding Company Limited's shareholding in Liquigas Limited; collectively referred to as Shell's LPG Portfolio. More >>
Bitstream reconsideration: draft decision issued
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 11:20 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has issued a draft decision today after reconsidering the pricing aspects of Decision 582. More >>
Buyers refunded $49,000 by Ford’s finance company
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 1:57 pm | Commerce Commission
Primus Financial Services, trading as Ford Credit, has refunded $49,000 to 391 customers as a result of a warning from the Commerce Commission. Ford Credit, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, provides finance to customers through 35 ... More >>
