ComCom doesn't see need for heavier regulation of Chorus backhaul

ComCom doesn't see need for heavier regulation of Chorus backhaul
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth June 11 (BusinessDesk) - The Commerce Commission won't impose tougher regulation of Chorus's backhaul services after finding no evidence that higher costs in low traffic areas were driving up retail prices.  The regulator started a study into backhaul services - which link the edge of a telecommunications network to the core - in 2016 to better understand their current state and whether they needed to change to promote competition in the future. It was put on hold in 2017 to let the government consider the potential flow-on...

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