Telco regulation ‘always going to drive a pricing sea-change’, judge says

Telco regulation ‘always going to drive a pricing sea-change’, judge says
By Paul McBeth April 8 (BusinessDesk) – The law change allowing Telecom to carve out its Chorus network unit to participate in the government’s ultra-fast broadband scheme “was always going to drive a pricing sea-change” for the company’s regulated services, according to a High Court judge. Justice Stephen Kos today turned down an appeal by Chorus to have the regulator's initial pricing principle (IPP) set aside, and for the commission to redo the process after its first decision ordered Chorus to slash prices for access to its copper lines...