New regulatory regime for telecommunications lines hits Parliament

New regulatory regime for telecommunications lines hits Parliament
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Aug. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Communications Minister Simon Bridges will today table legislation bringing the regulatory pricing regime for fibre and copper line infrastructure in line with their electricity and gas distribution counterparts.  The bill paves the way for a regulated pricing regime for fibre from 2020 and deregulating wholesale copper line access where it competes with the newer technology. The government launched a review of the 15-year-old Telecommunications Act in 2015 to gauge the crossover with broadcasting an...