Commerce Commission
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The Commerce Commission is New Zealand's primary competition regulatory agency and was established under section 8 of the Commerce Act 1986.The Commission is an independent Crown entity and is not subject to direction from the government in carrying out its enforcement and regulatory control activities. Our Purpose The Commission’s purpose is to promote dynamic and responsive markets so that New Zealanders benefit from competitive prices, better quality and greater choice.
The Commerce Commission has released its Draft Determination regarding disputes between Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (Fonterra) and both Kaimai Cheese Company Limited (Kaimai) and Grate Kiwi Cheese Company Limited (Grate Kiwi).
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The Commerce Commission has cleared Shell New Zealand Limited to acquire Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited's Aerostop network assets.
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The Commerce Commission has received an application from Salmon Smolt New Zealand Limited seeking clearance to acquire the assets of Silverstream Hatchery from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited.
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The Commerce Commission is urging consumers looking to purchase personal computers and printers to be cautious of cash back offers.
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The Commerce Commission has received an application from ISS Holdings NZ Limited (ISS) seeking clearance to acquire a portion of the manned (static and mobile) guarding business of Chubb New Zealand Limited (Chubb).
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The Commerce Commission anticipates receiving by the end of the month an initial report as part of an investigation into whether any of the activities of participants in the electricity industry are likely to have breached Part 2 of the Commerce Act.
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The Commerce Commission has reached a preliminary view in a dispute between Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (Fonterra) and both Kaimai Cheese Company Limited (Kaimai) and Grate Kiwi Cheese Company Limited (Grate Kiwi Cheese).
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The Commerce Commission has reported to the Minister for Communications and Information Technology on Sprint International New Zealand Limited's performance in complying with the Telecommunications Service Obligations (TSO) Deed for Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008.
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The Securities Commission welcomes the passing of the Financial Advisers Bill by Parliament today.
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Cigarette smokers should not be misled into thinking that 'light' and 'mild' cigarettes are less harmful to their health, when compared to full strength tobacco products.
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The Minister of Commerce and the Minister of Communications and Information Technology have today agreed that Dr Ross Patterson will be taking a leave of absence from the Commerce Commission for health reasons.
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TARANAKI — The Commerce Commission has today issued the final determination in relation to an application under section 58 of the Commerce Act by two Todd companies in relation to access to the Maui gas pipeline.
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A Christchurch based electrical appliance repairer has pleaded guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act.
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The Commerce Commission has advised the Minister of Communications that Telecom has complied with all its Telecommunications Service Obligations (TSO) quality measures for the 2007/08 financial year.
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The Commerce Commission has released its telecommunication service obligations (TSO) determination covering the 2005/06 year.
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Telecommunications Commissioner Dr Ross Patterson has received information from Telecom that satisfies him that the breach of Telecom's Separation Undertakings that occurred on 30 June 2008 has been remedied.
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The Commerce Commission has today announced it will be conducting an inquiry into whether Donal Curtin, who was appointed Deputy Chair of the Commission in July, provided an appropriate level of disclosure to the Commission and the Minister of Commerce in relation to his involvement with finance and investment companies Vestar Ltd, Mint Asset Management Ltd and MFS Ltd.
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The Commerce Commission has released its telecommunication service obligations (TSO) determination covering the 2004/05 year.
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The Commerce Commission has today released its draft standard terms determination on the price and non-price terms on which Telecom must make the regulated sub-loop services available to other telecommunications providers.
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The Commerce Commission has formed a preliminary view to not accept offers of undertaking from Vector and Powerco in relation to the supply of their controlled natural gas distribution services.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — The Commerce Commission has declined to grant clearance to Southern Cross Health Trust and Aorangi Hospital Limited to merge their respective private hospital operations in Palmerston North.
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AUCKLAND — A popular clothing and home goods company has pleaded guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act and has been fined $8,500 in the Auckland District Court for marketing and selling shawls advertised as silk blend pashmina, when they were not.
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The Commerce Commission has released its June quarterly monitoring report containing key statistics about telecommunications markets in New Zealand.
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The Commerce Commission today released its draft report for the study into telecommunications numbering.
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The Commerce Commission has granted Stephen Reindler an exemption under the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998 (the EIR Act) in relation to his proposed appointment to the board of Meridian Energy Limited (Meridian), an electricity supply business.
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The Commerce Commission has granted Stephen Reindler an exemption under the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998 (the EIR Act) in relation to his proposed appointment to the board of Meridian Energy Limited (Meridian), an electricity supply business.
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The Commerce Commission has granted clearance to CSR Building Products to acquire the Ross Roofing, Rosscrete Roofing Tiles and the Ross Brick & Pavers businesses of the Ross group of companies.
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The Commerce Commission has decided to determine a dispute between The Grate Kiwi Cheese Company Limited (Grate Kiwi) and Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (Fonterra) about the interpretation and application of regulation 4(1) of the Dairy Industry Restructuring (Raw Milk) Regulations 2001 (the Raw Milk Regulations).
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AUCKLAND — Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) has entered into an undertaking with the Commerce Commission to drop plans to reduce the number of duty free retailers from two to one.
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The Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge by Powerco Limited to the Commerce Commission's 2004 recommendation to control gas pipeline services supplied by Powerco Limited and Vector Limited.
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The Commerce Commission today released an issues paper on mobile termination.
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The Commerce Commission has decided to determine a dispute between Kaimai Cheese Company Limited and Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (Fonterra) about the interpretation and application of regulation 4(1) of the Dairy Industry Restructuring (Raw Milk) Regulations 2001.
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The Commerce Commission says a decision by the Court of Appeal overturning the High Court decision on ownership of The Warehouse Group Ltd is a victory for supermarket consumers and competition in markets.
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The Commerce Commission has today released its draft standard terms determination on the non-price terms for co-location on cellular mobile transmission sites (the Mobile Co-location Service).
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The Commerce Commission has today opened an investigation into Hanover Finance.
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WELLINGTON — ANZ Investment Services (New Zealand) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ANZ National Bank Limited, has been fined $80,000 plus costs for running a misleading television campaign.
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AUCKLAND CITY — A store selling parallel imported goods has pleaded guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act and was yesterday fined $15,000 in the Auckland District Court.
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HAMILTON — The Commerce Commission has filed proceedings in the High Court against pathology service providers New Zealand Diagnostic Group Limited, its wholly-owned subsidiary Hamilton Medical Laboratory Holdings Limited (collectively NZDG) and Pathology Associates Limited (PAL).
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The Commerce Commission is prosecuting three airlines for not providing information and documents during an investigation into allegations of price-fixing and other anti-competitive conduct in the air cargo industry.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — A New Plymouth based office furniture company has been convicted of breaching the Fair Trading Act in an important legal precedent which helps to define what 'New Zealand made' means.
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Telecommunications Commissioner Dr Ross Patterson has written to Telecom advising that the first prima facie breach of the Separation Undertakings has occurred.
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In an out of court settlement with the Commerce Commission, Auckland based motor vehicle finance company Equality Finance Limited is to refund around 1,400 affected customers a total of approximately $720,000.
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The Commerce Commission has received an application from Stephen Reindler, seeking exemption from section 17 of the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998 (EIR Act) to allow Mr Reindler to take up a position as a director on the board of Meridian Energy Limited.
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The Commerce Commission is seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against the Court of Appeal decision dismissing a claim for liability against Infratil Limited.
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The Commerce Commission has received an application from CSR Building Products seeking clearance to acquire the Ross Roofing, Rosscrete Roofing Tiles and the Ross Brick & Pavers businesses of the Ross group of companies.
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AUCKLAND — The Commerce Commission is appealing a recent Auckland District Court decision in which Avanti Finance was found not guilty of breaching the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCF Act).
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The business community is being asked for input on a set of process guidelines the Commerce Commission plans to publish, giving guidance to businesses seeking clearance for a merger or acquisition.
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The Commerce Commission has today released its final determinations on the price and non-price terms for the backhaul services that support the unbundled copper local loop (UCLL) and unbundled bitstream (UBA) broadband services.
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In December 2007, the Commission published its Discussion Paper on the threshold reset.
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The Commerce Commission has received an application from Shell New Zealand Limited seeking clearance to acquire Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited's Aerostop network assets.
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AUCKLAND — The Commerce Commission has published its reasons for declining to grant clearance for DFS Group Limited (DFS Galleria) to acquire 100 % of the shares in The Nuance Group (Nuance).
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Telecommunications Commissioner Dr Ross Patterson has today released a questionnaire which seeks feedback on a number of issues likely to be relevant to the Commerce Commission's study into Next Generation Networks (NGN).
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The Commerce Commission today issued a draft paper on the principles and regulatory reporting requirements for the accounting separation of Telecom.
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Customers of Geneva Finance Limited have received more than $500,000 in refunds, following an out-of-court settlement with the Commerce Commission.
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The first quarterly report on New Zealand broadband performance has been released by the Commerce Commission.
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The Commerce Commission has cleared Redeal Limited to acquire the assets and business of Egley Electrical Co Limited and Egley Electrical Petone Limited.
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The Commerce Commission has released its March quarterly monitoring report containing key statistics about telecommunications markets in New Zealand and overseas.
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Consumers should be wary of telemarketers selling vouchers for free or discounted holidays, hotels and flights, the Commerce Commission warned today.
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WELLINGTON — The Commerce Commission has warned a Wellington taxi company that it may be misleading consumers with its 'going green' campaign.
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WELLINGTON — A judgment released by the Court of Appeal today confirms a High Court ruling that the attempted acquisition of Mana Coach Services by New Zealand Bus Limited (NZBL) was likely to substantially lessen competition in the Wellington regional market for rights to supply subsidised scheduled public and school bus services, in breach of section 47 of the Commerce Act.
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The Commerce Commission today issued the terms of reference for a study into telecommunications numbering.
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In a settlement reached with the organisers of the postponed airshow, Wings and Wheels over Waikato, the Commerce Commission has secured refunds for those ticket-holders who were misled by the airshow's marketing and advertising.
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The Commerce Commission today announced its acceptance of the settlement proposal put forward by Vector as an alternative to regulatory control being imposed in respect of its electricity distribution business.
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Consumers who bought Celluslim, a product that claimed to "melt away fat and cellulite", are finally able to receive refunds.
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The Commerce Commission today released a revised draft telecommunication service obligations (TSO) determination for 2005/06.
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The Commerce Commission has launched a significant new project to create a series of regulatory guidelines and principles that will apply to the regulated businesses in the electricity and gas sectors.
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The Commerce Commission has received an application from Tegel Foods Limited (Tegel) to acquire the assets of the poultry businesses of P H Van den Brinks Limited, VDB Industries Limited, Brinks South Island Limited, Southland VDB Limited, and BAT Promotions Limited, known as Brinks.
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The Commerce Commission has received a number of complaints about pricing in the dairy retail sector.
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The Commerce Commission is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chief Executive.
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Telecommunications Commissioner Dr Ross Patterson has released the final terms of reference for the Commerce Commission's study into Next Generation Networks (NGN).
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AUCKLAND — The Commerce Commission will appeal a judgment by the High Court in Auckland in the long-running case against Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited (Telecom).
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The Commerce Commission has received an application from Redeal Limited seeking clearance to acquire the assets and business of Egley Electrical Co Limited and Egley Electrical Petone Limited.
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A Wellington property investment company and one of its directors have been warned by the Commerce Commission for making a misleading representation about a property they were selling.
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The Commerce Commission has reached a settlement with Fletcher Distribution Limited, trading as Placemakers, regarding the incorrect in-store description, labelling and supply of a treated timber framing product, TimberSaver.
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The Commerce Commission has cleared Flint Group Holdings S.A.R.L.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A Christchurch motor vehicle dealer has pleaded guilty to providing a buyer with incorrect information, in falsely describing it as not damaged when it was imported.
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The Commerce Commission has announced today its decision to accept Transpower's administrative settlement offer instead of placing Transpower's transmission services under regulatory control.
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The Commerce Commission is praising the actions of the TradeMe community after an investigation into children's cots being offered for sale via an online auction.
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The Commerce Commission is praising the actions of the TradeMe community after an investigation into children's cots being offered for sale via an online auction.
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MANUKAU CITY — One of New Zealand's largest supermarket companies has been found guilty of breaching the Fair Trading Act by offering the opportunity to enter into a prize draw to win a holiday, months after the competition had closed.
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The Commerce Commission has today given clearance for Vita New Zealand to acquire all of the New Zealand foam, flooring and bedding businesses of Pacific Brands.
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The Commerce Commission is reviewing the decision released today by the High Court in Auckland in its long-running case against Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited (Telecom).
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TARANAKI — The Commerce Commission has today issued a draft determination in relation to an application under section 58 of the Commerce Act by two Todd companies in relation to access to the Maui pipeline.
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The Commerce Commission has cleared Telecom New Zealand Limited (Telecom) to acquire the management rights from the New Zealand Government for the radio frequency range between 825.015 and 840 MHz, together with the corresponding natural pair management rights in the 870.015 – 885 MHz range.
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The Commerce Commission has released its 2007 telecommunications monitoring report analysing the state of New Zealand telecommunications markets.
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The Commerce Commission has received an application from Telecom New Zealand Limited (Telecom) seeking clearance in relation to radio spectrum frequencies.
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The Commerce Commission has received an application from Flint Group Holdings to acquire up to 100% of the assets of Siegwerk New Zealand Limited.
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The Commerce Commission has cleared New Zealand Investment Holdings Limited (NZIH) or any of its interconnected bodies corporate to acquire 100% of the shares, or assets and business, of RX Plastics Limited.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — The Commerce Commission has received an application from Southern Cross Health Trust and from Aorangi Hospital Limited seeking clearance to merge their respective private hospital operations in Palmerston North.
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The Commerce Commission has today declined to give clearance for DFS Group Limited (DFS Galleria) to acquire 100 % of the shares in, or assets of, the New Zealand operations of The Nuance Group (Nuance).
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The Commerce Commission has today released its review of the 2007/08 asset management plans of electricity distribution businesses, noting satisfactory progress by the majority of electricity distribution businesses towards best practice in asset management planning.
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MANUKAU CITY — A consumer finance company which lends almost exclusively to the Tongan community has been fined $37,480, in the Manukau District Court for breaches of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCF Act) and Fair Trading Act.
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RANGIORA — The Commerce Commission has today declined to give clearance to Sumitomo Forestry Co Limited to acquire all of the medium density fibre board (MDF) assets and business operations of Carter Holt Harvey Limited (Building Supplies Division) situated in Rangiora.
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The Commerce Commission has received an application from Vita New Zealand seeking clearance to acquire the New Zealand foams, flooring and bedding businesses of Pacific Brands.
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The Commerce Commission has issued its final recommendation to the Minister of Communications on the regulation of mobile roaming.
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The Commission today issued notices requiring Telecom to submit a standard terms proposal for the following sub-loop related services:. unbundled copper local loop from Telecom's distribution cabinets; backhaul from Telecom's distribution cabinet to the exchange; co-location services at Telecom's distribution cabinets.
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The Commerce Commission has cleared Telecom Leasing Limited (Telecom) to acquire the management rights from the New Zealand Government for the radio frequency range between 2520 and 2540 GHz, together with the corresponding natural pair management rights in the 2640 – 2660 GHz range.
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WAIKATO — The Commerce Commission today confirmed that it has obtained a court order freezing the assets of Hawker Holding, airshow.co.nz - Media Limited, airshow.co.nz Limited and Kenneth James Ross.
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Dr Ross Patterson, Telecommunications Commissioner, today announced that the Commerce Commission intends to use its sector monitoring powers under the Telecommunications Act 2001 to proactively initiate a study into Next Generation Networks.
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A motor vehicle trader who sold hundreds of cars via the online auction website, Trade Me, has been convicted and fined for failing to provide mandatory information about the vehicles to purchasers.
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