Commerce Commission
Proposed pricing an improvement as 2degrees investment continues
Lower mobile termination rates proposed this morning by the Commerce Commission will improve competition for the benefit of all mobile users.
2degrees Chief Executive Eric Hertz says the Commission should be applauded for its preliminary view that the prices networks charge each other for calls should be reduced quickly.
“More realistic pricing, as proposed today, underpins the approach 2degrees has taken to mobile in New Zealand from day one,” says…
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Termination rates – a confident kick-start for competition
Today’s decision to regulate Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs) is a win for consumers, opening the door to greater competition and even better deals for New Zealand consumers and businesses.
2degrees Chief Executive Officer Eric Hertz says the decision by Communications Minister Steven Joyce is a boost for competition.
“When 2degrees entered the market we cut standard prepay rates in half. Yesterday, we celebrated our first birthday by launching our 3G network, announcing…
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True mobile market competition one step closer
2degrees, 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…
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2degrees supportive of Commerce Commission’s revised draft recommendation
2degrees, New Zealand’s newest mobile communications company, is supportive of the Commerce Commission’s draft reconsideration released today now recommending regulation of mobile termination rates.
2degrees Chief Operating Officer, Bill McCabe, says “Both the Minister and the Commission should be commended for their rigorous approach to ensuring that consumers will benefit from much greater competition in this critical industry. ”
The Commerce Commission’s draft view is that the Minister for Communications and Information…
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2degrees welcomes Minister’s call for reconsideration of mobile termination fees
2degrees welcomes the announcement today by the Minister for Telecommunications, Steven Joyce, that the Commerce Commission should reconsider its recommendation to impose above cost Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs) in light of recent market changes.
MTRs are the ‘toll charges’ paid by telephone companies to connect calls to mobile networks, and New Zealand has some of the most expensive in the world. The Commerce Commission’s investigation into the possible regulation of MTRs…
Tags: 2degrees, Anita Mazzoleni, OfCom, Steven Joyce, Vodafone
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