Bitstream access price revised for rivals

The Commerce Commission has a mended a decision on "bitstream access" for Telecom competitors CallPlus and ihug.

The changes are to the methodology for calculating the price Telecom receives for its wholesale bitstream service.

Bitstream is a circuit provided by Telecom which allows telecommunications providers to deliver retail broadband services.

The price for the June quarter has been set at $26.35 a month, which rival internet companies will have to recover from each customer and each connection .

Following last year's changes to the Telecommunications Act, Telecom will be required to supply bitstream services under an unbundled bistream access (UBA) agreement.

Rivals complained about the wholesale bitstream price when Telecom made changes last October to its broadband plans including removing the cap on downstream speed restriction s.

- NZPA