Opinion
KEY POINTS:
A finalised plan to split Telecom into at least three separate divisions may provide better and cheaper internet and phone services for most consumers, according to industry groups.
The plan breaks Telecom into network, wholesale and retail divisions.
Under the plan Telecom has committed to rolling out the fibre optic network to the bulk of New Zealand by 2012, with penalties if it fails to comply.
Read Peter Griffin's blog on the Telecom separation
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