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New Zealand: Telecoms overhaul in the works, spectrum bidding planned

By  |  February 21, 2013

Just a day after controversy was reported over plans for a subsea telecommunications cable to run between Australia and New Zealand, New Zealand’s telecommunications authority has formally announced plans for the wire, as well as an upcoming review of the sector’s framework as well as the initiative to allocate digital dividend spectrum via auction. According to the Communications and Information Technology Ministry, 700 MHz of spectrum band will be up for auction in the third quarter of this year, granting rights for nearly 18 years. The authority has announced that a review of the sector began on the 8th of this month, per telecommunications legislation, and is to focus partially on unbundled bitstream access pricing. The nation’s Trans-Tasman plan was also briefly outlined as a way to reduce roaming prices.

 

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