Mobile Termination Rates
Mobile termination decision – it’s safe to talk now
The way New Zealanders use their mobile phone will change for good following this morning’s Commerce Commission decision on Mobile Termination Rates.
2degrees Chief Executive Eric Hertz says reductions in the wholesale fees operators charge each other are fundamental to real price competition for consumers in the market.
“Three years after we raised the issue we now have pricing that allows 2degrees to do even more for New Zealanders and make mobile…
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2degrees launches NZ’s first all-in-one ‘Combo Pack’ for Prepay customers
2degrees Mobile is now offering New Zealand’s first all-in-one Prepay ‘Combo Pack’.
For $19, 2degrees Prepay customers will get 30 minutes of any network talk time, 2000 any network texts, and 50MB of data. With a combined value of $29*, the Combo Pack will save 2degrees Prepay customers over $10 a month.
Chief Marketing Officer Larrie Moore says the $19 Combo Pack is unique in the market and continues the 2degrees mission of…
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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…
Tags: Commerce Commission, competition, MTR
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…
Tags: Commerce Commission, competition, MTR
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…
Tags: 2degrees, Commerce Commission, MTR
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