Steve Phillips wrote:
>
> a) this happened 6 odd months ago
> b) this was an edict that came down from the government (the commerce
> commission) not something telecom wanted to do. If you dont like the
> fact that the governemnt regulated a monopoly then please, vote to keep
> the monopoly.

At this point everyone should be aware that there is in fact *no*
regulated "bitstream" service in New Zealand. There will likely be one
after the Commerce Commission has finished deliberating over
TelstraClear's application for one, but for now, there is only the
commercial service from Telecom.

The commercial service is not subject to the Commerce Commission's
determination on the regulated service.

The two do not have to be equivalent at all. Telecom is free to offer
whatever it likes for the commercial service, and it is disingenuous to
say otherwise.
> sheesh, dead issue, please move on.

No, it's not dead but it is full of misunderstandings thanks to an
unnecessarily convoluted regulatory process. The government and Commerce
Commission hasn't done a good job here.

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Juha
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