9 Oct 2009
COMMERCE COMMISSION V TELECOM CORPORATION OF NEW ZEALAND LIMITED AND ANOR HC AK CIV 2004-404-1333
- Citation
- openlaw-21f853af_6df3_4cb3_874e_2fc909222793.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The Court held that Telecom used or took advantage of its dominance/market power in the wholesale data tails market from 18 March 2001 until late 2004 by charging wholesale prices for data tails that breached ECPR (and in many instances exceeded Telecom's own retail prices), thereby causing a price squeeze that deterred competition in downstream retail and backbone markets; declaratory and pecuniary relief is limited to conduct after 18 March 2001 and the question of penalties was reserved for later determination.