Regs:
The draft determinations set monthly rental charges for access to the local
loop service at $16.49 per month for urban areas and $32.20 per month for
non-urban areas. The draft charge for the transfer of a customer to the UCLL
service is set at $83.70.
The Commission's determinations can be found on its web site
www.comcom.govt.nz
Local loop:
IndustryRegulation/Telecommunications/StandardTermsDeterminations/UnbundledLo
calLoopService
Co-location:
IndustryRegulation/Telecommunications/StandardTermsDeterminations/UnbundledLo
calLoopCoLocationService
fresh off the sharemarket news this morning
This means that so far as Urban Dwellers are concerned:
ULL is priced at $28.51 per month less than the supposed price of NDSL.
Questions:
1) Will third party ISPs be able to provide a Broadband Service for less than $28.51 per month?
To do this, they will need to cover the cost of Telecom's Co-Location charges set at $20 per m2 per month for the Auckland and Wellington areas, plus amortised cost of DSLAM + Backhaul equipment plus other costs I probably haven't thought of.
2) The $32.20 for Rural Dwellers makes it unlikely that we will see competitive broadband offers in those areas. NDSL would probably be a cheaper option. What do others think?