ajw: I'm still waiting on the cheaper calls.

wsnz: I think he's waiting for the plan where 2 Degrees pays its customers for the privilege of using its network ;)

SaltyNZ:

ajw: I'm still waiting on the cheaper calls.

We introduced those in 2009. :-)

ajw:

But in 2009 you had no idea that mobile termination rates were going to be regulated and what they were going to be cut by. Your casual prepay rate is dearer than some of your competitors.

SaltyNZ:

ajw:

But in 2009 you had no idea that mobile termination rates were going to be regulated and what they were going to be cut by. Your casual prepay rate is dearer than some of your competitors.

Ah, I see. Yes, we did have an idea. As our executive indicated at the time that the MTAS decision was announced, we worked on the assumption that the decision would go this way and priced everything with that already taken into account.

So, as I said, we introduced those in 2009. :-)

wsnz: I think he's waiting for the plan where 2 Degrees pays its customers for the privilege of using its network ;)

Skolink:
Heh, at morning tea we were speculating that with everyone owning PVRs and not watching ads, free TV would die, except for the like of TVNZ ondemand which forces you to watch an ad first. Then the suggestion came up of free mobile phone services where every time you make a call you have to listen to an ad first, or SMSs have an ad appended. Arrg.

ajw:

SaltyNZ:

ajw:

But in 2009 you had no idea that mobile termination rates were going to be regulated and what they were going to be cut by. Your casual prepay rate is dearer than some of your competitors.

Ah, I see. Yes, we did have an idea. As our executive indicated at the time that the MTAS decision was announced, we worked on the assumption that the decision would go this way and priced everything with that already taken into account.

So, as I said, we introduced those in 2009. :-)

Why this press release from Bill McCabe dated June 2010 if you already knew that MTR's were going to be regulated.


http://blog.2degreesmobile.co.nz/commerce-commission/true-mobile-market-competition-one-step-closer/
True mobile market competition one step closer2degrees, New Zealand’s newest mobile network company, hopes the government will move quickly and accept today’s Commerce Commission recommendation on Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs).

2degrees chief operating officer, Bill McCabe, says the recommendation to regulate the charges operators make to connect calls to each others’ networks is a positive prelude to real improvements in mobile call rates.

“We won’t see change until this decision is accepted by the Minister and the price-setting process is concluded. That leaves plenty of opportunity for Vodafone and Telecom to stall the process, so we’re hoping for a quick decision and a fast process that allows 2degrees to put even better prices in the market,” says Bill.

According to Bill, 2degrees has had incredible support from New Zealanders on the MTR issue.

“It’s rare for an industry issue like this to capture the hearts and minds of consumers. We’re extremely grateful for the support of 13,000 New Zealanders who lodged their protest in the ‘Drop The Rate Mate’ campaign,” he says.

Skolink: The Facebook missions to choose from are lame. I propose the following mission.

ajw:

ajw:

SaltyNZ:

ajw:

But in 2009 you had no idea that mobile termination rates were going to be regulated and what they were going to be cut by. Your casual prepay rate is dearer than some of your competitors.

Ah, I see. Yes, we did have an idea. As our executive indicated at the time that the MTAS decision was announced, we worked on the assumption that the decision would go this way and priced everything with that already taken into account.

So, as I said, we introduced those in 2009. :-)

Why this press release from Bill McCabe dated June 2010 if you already knew that MTR's were going to be regulated.


http://blog.2degreesmobile.co.nz/commerce-commission/true-mobile-market-competition-one-step-closer/
True mobile market competition one step closer2degrees, New Zealand’s newest mobile network company, hopes the government will move quickly and accept today’s Commerce Commission recommendation on Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs).

2degrees chief operating officer, Bill McCabe, says the recommendation to regulate the charges operators make to connect calls to each others’ networks is a positive prelude to real improvements in mobile call rates.

“We won’t see change until this decision is accepted by the Minister and the price-setting process is concluded. That leaves plenty of opportunity for Vodafone and Telecom to stall the process, so we’re hoping for a quick decision and a fast process that allows 2degrees to put even better prices in the market,” says Bill.

According to Bill, 2degrees has had incredible support from New Zealanders on the MTR issue.

“It’s rare for an industry issue like this to capture the hearts and minds of consumers. We’re extremely grateful for the support of 13,000 New Zealanders who lodged their protest in the ‘Drop The Rate Mate’ campaign,” he says.

And I am still waiting to see a reduction in your casual prepay rate.

oxnsox: Soo... still off topic, but...

We've had the Cola, we've seen the ad, when are we going to see the airline???