ComCom concerns over telecom disputes scheme

In this edition:

• Commerce Commission on TDR improvements
• Controversial MethaneSAT
• Southern Cross talks about Tasman Express

Dispute Resolution Scheme needs greater independence

The Commerce Commission is concerned the Telecommunications Disputes Resolution Scheme is still not fully independent of industry funding and control.

In his foreword to a report on the 2024 review of the TDR, Telecommunications Commissioner Tristan Gilbertson writes:

“We......