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Commerce Commission looks into alleged Telecom breach
The Commerce Commission has launched an investigation into whether Telecom's wholesale unit broke the rules by discriminating against retail rivals

Telecom needs broadband terms 'within weeks'
Telecom says it needs to conclude terms with the Govt in the next few weeks if it is to be its partner in an ultra-fast broadband network.

GST price hike warning for Fairfax
Fairfax Media has been issued a formal warning by the Commerce Commission after it claimed the GST rate hike was behind its Dominion Post cover price increase.

Complaints roll in to watchdog on GST-rip offs
More than 30 people have complained to the Commerce Commission that businesses are using GST as an excuse to charge higher prices.

<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Decision will have impact on consumers
The Commerce Commission has a big call to make by the end of the year.

NZ regulator accuses freight forwarders of price fixing
The Commerce Commission has filed proceedings in the High Court in Auckland against a number of multi-national freight forwarding companies.

Car rental rip-off directors fined
Two Christchurch car rental companies have been ordered to pay large fines and reparations for ripping off tourists.

Shell in court over misleading ad claims
Oil giant Shell misled consumers by claiming its fuel was able to take drivers further, the Commerce Commission says.

Success will be more investment outside property - Botherway
The man overseeing the creation of a new integrated financial markets regulator hopes, it will help shift savings tied up in housing somewhere else.

TelstraClear no competition for Telecom in backhaul, says regulator
The Commerce Commission says TelstraClear provides no meaningful competition for Telecom in the wholesale backhaul market.

Regulation to pave way for cheaper calls
A drop in retail prices will come only through increased competition between the major players.

No 'big bang' on mobile rates says analyst
Government regulation of mobile phone rates won't automatically mean cheaper calling, a telecommunications analyst says.

NZ to regulate mobile phone rates
Mobile phone call termination rates will be regulated, says Telecommunications Minister Steven Joyce.

Physios warned over alleged price-fixing bid
The Society of Physiotherapists has been warned by the Commerce Commission over a letter it says may have been a bid to fix prices.

<i>Inside Money</i>: Why we need a better loan shark net
Lending to the destitute and desperate is a risky business - for both parties - but what sort of profit margins does the average loan shark achieve?