Technology: Mobile operators point out errors in regulator’s analysis of potential consumer mobile savings.
You may not have noticed but we are entering a new era in telecommunications in New Zealand and, no, I’m not talking about the arrival of 5G.
Among other issues, the Telecommunications (New Regulatory Framework) Amendment Act of 2018 marked a huge change in the industry, as the new regime introduced a utility model of regulation and refocused the Commerce Commission on issues that directly impact the consumer.
Broadly speaking, you could say this is the fourth era of telecommunications in New Zealand, with the first being monopoly government ownership by the Post Office, the second privatisation, and the third,