Review of NBN regulatory framework

The ACCC has concluded its working groups on the future regulatory framework for wholesale access to the NBN. On 22 December 2021, the ACCC published a report summarising the matters discussed in the working groups and the positions that were reached.

The overall conclusion reached in the working groups was that the NBN should move to a similar regulatory framework to that used for established utility businesses now that it has completed its rollout and is fully operational. Such a regulatory framework would also assist in maximising the economic and social benefits of the significant public investment in the NBN.

The ACCC has been assisted through some aspects of the working group process by Grex Consulting. As part of this work, Grex Consulting presented on the regulatory framework applying to ultra-fast broadband in New Zealand including a comparison to the NBN arrangements. A version of the materials presented by Grex Consulting is available below.