2011 Annual Report - The Commerce Commission

3.5 TelecommunicationDuring the period, the Commission provided arbitration services, determined interconnect charges for telecom entities and performed “internationalinbound minute’s reconciliation” from January 2010 to December 2011.Table 14 provides the summary of Telecommunication Industry related activitiesfor the year 2011Table 16: Summary of Telecommunication Industry Related Activities - 2011Date ofDeterminationIndustry Submission/Issues Commission’s Action/Determination29/04/2011 Telecommunication . Non-acceptance of Co-locationchargesInvoicing of E1 links withoutany agreementThe Commission was requested by Operator A to arbitrate on a dispute ColocationCharges with Operator. The dispute was in regards to the ratesimposed by Operator B which Operator A considered to be unfair.The Commission after analyzing the issue released the final determinationon co-location on 06 September 2011 authorizing the rates to be effectivefrom 01 July 2011. Rates determined were as follows: $125 per square foot (per month) relates to the area inside the buildingand should not be applied to areas outside the enclosure of thebuildings, and this rate includes other costs (overheads and operation& maintenance cost) and applies to costing of:i. Rack Spaceii. Cable Ductingiii. Cable TerminationMan-hole charges at $35.00 per square foot per month for the five (5)cemented housing manholes and this rate includes other cost (overheadsand operations & maintenance cost). [Page202of236