ComCom locks in the value of Chorus' assets

ComCom locks in the value of Chorus' assets
The Commerce Commission decision finalises the initial settings of the new regulatory regime for fibre services. (Image: Chorus)
Rebecca Howard
The Commerce Commission has issued its final decision on the value of the assets Chorus uses for delivering regulated fibre services to New Zealand consumers.The commission valued the initial regulatory asset base (RAB) at $5.413 billion as at Jan 1, 2022, which is $12 million lower than the transitional value given in the commission’s decisions implementing the new regime in December 2021.  This decision finalises the initial settings of the new regulatory regime for fibre services, a process that began in 2018 with the passing of t...

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