Kiwi Share input sought

The Commerce Commission has released the second of two discussion papers outlining its proposed approach to determining the cost of the Kiwi Share, now called the Telecommunications Service Obligations.

The commission's first paper, TSO Discussion Paper and Practice Note - Cornerstone Issues Paper, released last month, discussed its preliminary views on the key conceptual issues associated with administering the TSO regime.

The second paper, TSO Discussion Paper and Practice Note - Implementation Issues Paper, discusses more detailed implementation issues associated with measuring the net cost of TSO and allocating this cost among carriers. Submissions are open until May 14 and will be followed by a four-day Wellington conference for oral submissions.

Meanwhile, the Commerce Commission is holding a telecommunications conference in Wellington today on its role in making access determinations.

The conference follows the release last December of a discussion paper: A Guide to the role of the Commerce Commission in making access determinations under the Telecommunications Act 2001.

Discussion papers are available on the Commerce Commission website