Commission aims to extend telco regulation

The Commerce Commission today recommended an extension of regulation of a swathe of telecommunication services.

The commission made its recommendation after it released its final report on whether regulation of 10 telecommunications services should be extended for two years.

The report recommended regulation of all 10 services under review be extended for two years from December 19, 2006.

The services are the interconnection, retail resale, national roaming and number portability services, and co-location on cellular mobile transmission sites.

"It is the commission's view that in the case of all 10 services under investigation, an extension of the period of regulation will promote competition and lead to benefits for consumers," the commission said in a statement.

- NZPA