Part 6Fibre fixed line access services
General
164Interpretation
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—
anchor service means a fibre fixed line access service declared in regulations made under section 227 to be an anchor service
claw-back has the meaning set out in section 165
contract price, in relation to a service, means the maximum price that may be charged for providing the service in accordance with the contracts between Crown Infrastructure Partners Limited and UFB partners that were entered into as part of the UFB initiative
Crown financing means debt or equity financing provided by, or on behalf of, the Crown to a regulated fibre service provider (or a related party) in connection with the deployment of assets under the UFB initiative
direct fibre access service means a fibre fixed line access service declared in regulations made under section 228 to be a direct fibre access service
first regulatory period has the meaning set out in section 207
information disclosure requirement means a requirement that—
- applies to a regulated fibre service provider who is prescribed in regulations made under section 226 as being subject to information disclosure regulation; and
- is specified in a section 170 determination
input methodology means a description of any methodology, process, rule, or matter that includes any of the matters listed in section 176 and that is published as referred to in section 180
point-to-multipoint layer 1 service has the meaning given in section 156AB
price—
- means 1 or more of individual prices, aggregate prices, or revenues (whether in the form of specific numbers, or in the form of formulas by which specific numbers are derived); and
- includes any related terms of payment
publicly disclose, in relation to information required to be disclosed under information disclosure regulation, means to disclose information to the public in the manner required by a section 170 determination
quality dimensions means measures of the quality of fibre fixed line access services, and may include (without limitation) responsiveness to access seekers and end-users
section 170 determination means a determination made by the Commission under section 170 that sets out how information disclosure regulation or price-quality regulation applies to a regulated fibre service provider
UFB partner has the meaning set out in section 156AB
unbundled fibre service means a point-to-multipoint layer 1 service declared in regulations made under section 229 to be an unbundled fibre service.
- applies to a regulated fibre service provider who is prescribed in regulations made under section 226 as being subject to information disclosure regulation; and
In this Part, the test for related parties is the same as the test in section 69U, applied with any necessary modifications.
Notes
- Section 164: inserted, on , by section 24 of the Telecommunications (New Regulatory Framework) Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 48).
- Section 164(1) input methodology: amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).


