A review of New Zealand Telecommunications: Legislation, Regulations, and Recommendations
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Telecommunications, New Zealand, Legislation, Regulations
Abstract
The telecommunications industry is growing and changing at a very high pace. To keep up with this high pace and fast changing technologies countries need strong legislation and an efficient regulatory system to promote fair competition in industry. In this paper a review of existing telecommunications’ legislation and regulations in New Zealand (NZ) is conducted. The paper highlights the existing legislation in the country and discusses the organizations responsible for regulating the underlying laws. Finally, recommendations for changes of the existing legislation and regulations in NZ are provided which are based on the current and on-going demand for telecommunication services.
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Telecommunications (Ultrafast Broadband Limited) Network Operator Declaration, Aug. 18, 2011. Available from: https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2011-go5531 date of access: 15-Oct-2016
Telecommunications (UltraFast Fibre Limited) Network Operator Declaration, May 12, 2011. Available from: https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2011-go3053 date of access: 17-Oct-2016
Telecommunications (Unison Fibre Limited) Network Operator Declaration, Sept. 1, 2011. Available from: https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2011-go5977 date of access: 17-Oct-2016
Telecommunications (Unison Networks Limited) Network Operator Declaration, Aug. 20, 2009. Available from: https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2009-go6926 date of access: 15-Oct-2016
Telecommunications (Vivid Networks Limited) Network Operator Declaration, Sept. 16, 2010. Available from: https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2010-go7130 date of access: 15-Oct-2016
Telecommunications (WASP NZ Limited) Network Operator Declaration, Apr. 9, 2009. Available from: https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2009-go3198 date of access: 15-Oct-2016
Telecommunications Act. (2001). Available from: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/ date of access: 6-Oct-2016
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Telecommunications Network Operator (Transpower NZ Limited) Order. (1992). Available from: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1992/0205/latest/DLM165484.html date of access: 12-Oct-2016
Telecommunications Network Operator (University of Canterbury) Order. (1998). Available from: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1998/0004/latest/DLM245119.html date of access: 14-Oct-2016
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Telecommunications Network Operators Order (No 2). (1995). Available from: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1995/0294/latest/DLM207377.html date of access: 12-Oct-2016
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Telecommunications Network Operators Order (No 3). (1996). Available from: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1996/0315/latest/DLM224482.html date of access: 14-Oct-2016
Telecommunications Network Operators Order 1996. Available from: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1996/0177/latest/DLM215276.html date of access: 12-Oct-2016
Telecommunications Network Operators Order. (1990). Available from: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1990/0285/latest/096be8ed806e3602.pdf date of access: 10-Oct-2016
Telecommunications Network Operators Order. (1992). Available from: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1992/0015/latest/whole.html date of access: 10-Oct-2016
Telecommunications Network Operators Order. (1993). Available from: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1993/0016/latest/DLM171108.html date of access: 12-Oct-2016
Telecommunications Network Operators Order. (1995). Available from: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1995/0084/latest/DLM200537.html date of access: 12-Oct-2016
Telecommunications Network Operators Order. (1997). Available from: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1997/0041/latest/DLM228409.html date of access: 14-Oct-2016
Telecommunications Network Operators Order. (2000). Available from: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2000/0188/latest/DLM8281.html date of access: 14-Oct-2016
The Encyclopaedia of NZ (n.d.). Available from: http://www.teara.govt.nz/ date of access: 6-Oct-2016
The Encyclopaedia of NZ-Telecom (n.d.). Available from: http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/telecommunications/sources date of access: 6-Oct-2016
Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act. (2007). Available from: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2007/0007/latest/DLM405134.html date of access: 28-Oct-2016
Wireless Telecommunication Services in NZ. (2015); MarketLine Industry Profile; reference code: 0126-2154. Available from: http://store.globaldata.com/market-reports/telecommunications/wireless-telecommunication-services-in-new-zealand date of access: 18-Oct-2016
Wireless Telegraphy Act. (1903). Available from: http://www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/hist_act/wta19033ev1903n11323/ date of access: 27-Oct-2016
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Gul, S., Sarkar, N. I., & Gutierrez, J. (2017). A review of New Zealand Telecommunications: Legislation, Regulations, and Recommendations. Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, 4(4), 172–195. https://doi.org/10.18080/jtde.v4n4.70
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