A tax on competition
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Posted Tue 27 March 2007 @ 9:18 a.m. by Sarah Putt
TUANZ has released a media statement supporting Vodafone’s description of the Kiwi Share payment to Telecom as “a tax on competition that does nothing to increase customer choice”.
CEO Ernie Newman says that the $50,000 payment Vodafone sends to Telecom everyday to comply with its Kiwi Share obligations does nothing to benefit the user.
“That Vodafone and other carriers are required to subsidise Telecom’s allegedly loss-making services to non-viable customers, when those carriers might themselves be able to service these customers at a profit, just doesn’t make sense.”
Read the full statement here.
Categories: Regulatory | TUANZ policy