New Zealand Telecommunications: The actual situation – legislation and regulations
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Keywords
History of New Zealand telecommunications legislation, telecommunications market competition, telecommunications regulation, telecommunications policy, market liberalisation.
Abstract
A recent paper (Gul, Sarkar and Gutierrez, 2016) offers recommendations for changes to existing telecommunications legislation and regulations in New Zealand. These recommendations are based on a review of the history of legislation governing the sector and market development since liberalisation in 1989. We have identified key omissions in this review which have prompted us to revisit the analysis and conclusions. We find that the evidence is insufficient to support the paper’s recommendations.
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Sep 13, 2017
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Hansen, S., & Jones, N. (2017). New Zealand Telecommunications: The actual situation – legislation and regulations. Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, 5(3), 83–88. https://doi.org/10.18080/jtde.v5n3.111
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Author Biographies
Suella Hansen, Network Strategies Limited
Dr Suella Hansen is a telecommunications economist and the Director of Network Strategies Limited, an independent consultancy company established in 1997 to provide research and analysis on ICT regulation and strategy.Noelle Jones, Network Strategies Limited
Noelle Jones is a Principal Consultant at Network Strategies, and has over 30 years' experience in the telecommunications industry, including regulatory and policy advice in New Zealand and Australia.
