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Igloo joint venture won't lessen pay TV market competition
Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 11:51 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has completed its investigation into the joint venture between Television New Zealand Limited (TVNZ) and Sky Network Television Limited (Sky) finding the pay TV market will not be less competitive as a result of the venture. More >>
Pact Group granted clearance to acquire Viscount Plastic NZ
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 6:35 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared Pact Group Pty Limited to acquire the plastic pails business of Viscount Plastic (NZ) Limited. The clearance is given on the basis of a divestment undertaking – that Pact Group will sell certain assets that currently ... More >>
Draft price for the unbundled copper local loop released
Friday, 4 May 2012, 9:15 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today published its revised draft decision re-benchmarking the wholesale price for the unbundled copper local loop service (UCLL). The UCLL service allows Chorus’s competitors to use Chorus’s copper network between an ... More >>
Wage rates grow 2.0 percent
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 10:55 am | Commerce Commission
Salary and wage rates, which include overtime, increased 2.0 percent in the year to the March 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This includes a 0.5 percent rise in the March 2012 quarter. More >>
Competition becoming more intense in telecoms market
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 9:58 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today released its 2011 telecommunications annual monitoring report analysing the state of New Zealand’s telecommunications markets. More >>
Commerce Commission’s investigation into Credit Sails
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:54 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission’s investigation into the failure of the Credit Sails investment product has reached a point where the Commission is now able to update investors and the public. More >>
Draft determinations for UFB information disclosure
Monday, 23 April 2012, 9:34 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today issued draft determinations for the information disclosure requirements for companies who are building fibre networks as part of the Government’s ultra-fast broadband (UFB) initiative. More >>
Those potentially liable for telco development levy defined
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 9:43 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today set out their preliminary views on the persons potentially liable for the Telecomunications Development Levy (TDL) for the 2011/12 year. More >>
Start-up daily deal website warned for bait advertising
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 11:34 am | Commerce Commission
Being unable to supply advertised daily deal vouchers has today earned a start-up Christchurch-based website a warning about bait advertising from the Commerce Commission. More >>
Customers switching for better broadband and cheaper mobile
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 9:47 am | Commerce Commission
A nationwide survey conducted for the Commerce Commission on consumer switching behaviour has found that the main reason consumers give for switching fixed-line telecommunications service providers is to obtain better broadband services, and ... More >>
Cross-net mobile traffic continues to increase
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 10:04 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission’s third mobile monitoring report released today shows a continuation of the narrowing between the costs of on and off-net calls and texts indicated in early reports. This has resulted in an increase in calling and texting ... More >>
Visy granted clearance to acquire HP Industries
Friday, 30 March 2012, 6:18 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cleared VRPS Limited, a subsidiary of Visy Industries Australia Pty Limited (Visy), to acquire certain businesses and assets of HP Industries Holding Limited and HP Industries (New Zealand) Limited. The businesses and assets ... More >>
Commerce Commission on UMI takeover of EMI
Friday, 30 March 2012, 3:09 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application received from Universal Music New Zealand Limited (Universal) seeking clearance to acquire up to 100% of the shares in the recorded music business of EMI ... More >>
Commerce Commission cautions playground equipment companies
Monday, 26 March 2012, 9:48 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has cautioned children’s playground manufacturers and suppliers who say they comply with safely standards that they need to ensure they aren’t making false claims. Any false claims would be in breach of the Fair Trading ... More >>
Southern Community Laboratories cleared to acquire Medlab
Friday, 23 March 2012, 11:03 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has granted clearance for Southern Community Laboratories Limited (SCL) to acquire 100% of the shares in Medlab South Limited from Sonic Healthcare (New Zealand) Limited. The proposed acquisition would result in the transfer to SCL ... More >>
Commerce Commission warns Progressive Enterprises
Friday, 23 March 2012, 10:55 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has issued a warning to the supermarket company Progressive Enterprises Limited about beer sale promotions that the Commission alleges breached the Fair Trading Act. More >>
Universal Music applies for EMI acquisition
Monday, 19 March 2012, 4:11 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Universal Music New Zealand Limited seeking clearance to acquire certain shares or assets in the recorded music business of EMI Music New Zealand Limited. The application relates to a global merger. More >>
Annual competition review of backhaul services
Friday, 16 March 2012, 10:03 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission today commenced its annual competition review of unbundled copper local loop (UCLL) and unbundled bitstream access (UBA) backhaul link services. More >>
Fonterra’s Kotahi venture unlikely to lessen competition
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 4:56 pm | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has declined to authorise a proposed Kotahi Logistics LP joint venture between Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited and Silver Fern Farms Limited, as it would be unlikely to harm competition, and therefore does not need an authorisation ... More >>
Commerce Commission selects TrueNet to test broadband
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 10:08 am | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission announced today it has selected TrueNet to conduct testing to measure the quality of the broadband services being provided in New Zealand. More >>
