Archive for April 2023
Pricing methodology regulatory disclosures for electricity networks
Preparing electricity distribution pricing methodology and pricing roadmap regulatory disclosures, 2019 Electricity networks in New Zealand must disclose a pricing methodology document each year that explains how they set their prices. The pricing methodology describes how the network determines its revenue requirement, how it allocates the revenue to customer load groups, the pricing structure that…
Read MoreImplementation support for telecommunications regulation in Bermuda
Support to the Bermuda Department of Telecommunications and the Bermuda Regulatory Authority, 2010-13 In conjunction with Gabel Communications, Link Economics provided support to the Bermuda Department of Telecommunications and the Bermuda Regulatory Authority in implementing a telecommunications regulatory regime. The work on this project included market definition analysis, identification of electronic communications markets most likely to…
Read MoreExpert witness statement for Interim Injunction in PNG
Expert witness statement for an Interim Injunction regarding Mobile Termination Charges in Papua New Guinea, 2011 The smaller mobile network in PNG sought an interim injunction in relation to the mobile termination rates charged by the largest mobile network. Emma Ihaia was engaged by the smaller network to prepare a report that examined the effects…
Read MoreCompetitive neutrality and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
Competition impacts of a government-funded investment by a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE), 2020 Link Economics and Castalia co-authored a report that analysed the impact on competition of an investment supported by the Government’s Covid Response and Relief Fund. The investment was in an asset for an SOE to use in a competitive market. We examined the…
Read MoreCompetition effects of a Sky-Vodafone merger
Expert reports on the competitive effects of a merger between Vodafone New Zealand and Sky Network Television, 2016-17 New Zealand’s pay television provider (Sky) and one of the country’s largest telecommunications service providers (Vodafone) proposed a merger, and applied to the Commerce Commission for a clearance. Utility retailer Trustpower and entrant wireless network BlueReach opposed…
Read MoreEconomic perspectives on collaborative activity clearance process
Economic perspectives on the first clearance application for a collaborative activities exception to New Zealand’s cartel provisions, 2022 In 2022 Emma Ihaia was invited to present at the annual workshop of the Competition Law and Policy Institute of New Zealand (CLPINZ) to provide economic perspectives on the Commerce Commission’s decision to decline a collaborative activity…
Read MoreEfficiency effects of collective bargaining by chicken growers
Expert report for an authorisation of collective bargaining by members of the New Zealand Tegel Growers Association, 2022 The New Zealand Tegel Growers Association (NZTGA) applied on behalf of its members to the Commerce Commission for an authorisation to collectively negotiate the terms and conditions of supply of chicken growing services to Tegel Foods Limited.…
Read MorePublic benefits and detriments of spectrum sharing in regional Australia
Merger authorisation expert report on the public benefits and detriments of a proposed spectrum sharing arrangement by Telstra Corporation Limited and TPG Telecom Limited,2022 Telstra and TPG proposed to enter an agreement to share active mobile network infrastructure and spectrum in parts of regional Australia. The parties made an application to the Australian Competition and…
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