Telecom split outline queried

InternetNZ says an outline of the way Telecom's structural separation might be carried out does not represent a clean separation and cannot deliver the slashing of regulation Telecom wants.

Telecom has said it is considering a structural separation by splitting into two companies, in the context of the Government's ultra-fast broadband initiative.

Last month, the Ministry of Economic Development published a discussion document investigating the implications if Telecom decided to proceed with structural separation.

internetNZ yesterday made its submission public, with chief executive Vikram Kumar saying it supported the separation concept but the ministry's proposal had flaws.