Wholesale Broadband

A lot of work has been done recently by InternetNZ on the draft determination by the Commerce Commission on the application by Telstra-Clear to get UBS, or effectively wholesale broadband.

If the draft determination is upheld, the flow-on effects for ISPs and consumers could be in the tens of millions of dollars.

The arguments before the Commission are pretty complex, not just technically, but also debating economic models etc.

A PR from InternetNZ on the issue went out today.

The next step is a two-day conference in July before the Commission. After that we should get a final determination.

UPDATE: Story on Computer World.