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| Thread ID: 83479 | 2007-10-03 16:57:00 | Orcon to get the iPhone in NZ? | winmacguy (3367) | PC World Chat |
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| 597647 | 2007-10-04 04:43:00 | As Orcon are now government owned (eg. owned by NZers) it has very deep pockets so could afford to out bid their competition. Vodafones wholesale prices will be governed by the commerce commission and the governemnt. I do think the government have a conflict of interest being back in the telecommunications business, as they can essentially make all the rules. Judging by the reports from the US, AT&T has picked up a lot of Verizon customers who have bought iPhones and switched network providers so I would say that which ever of the 3 main telecoms providers here get the deal will, they will do very well from it. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 597648 | 2007-10-04 19:04:00 | They're only buying wholesale access to the Vodafones network, I highly doubt they'll ever become a big plan in the mobile phone industry. Every time they offer an awesome deal Vodafone will be able to either undercut them or increase wholesale price when the renegotiate they're contract. You forget that Orcon is now owned by Kordia a GOV SOE and maybe the next Telecom NZ.. |
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| 597649 | 2007-10-04 20:09:00 | I don't understand what you're getting at here. Are you trying to say that because they are state owned they should get free access to fixed lines and Vodafone's towers? | roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 597650 | 2007-10-04 20:14:00 | You forget that Orcon is now owned by Kordia a GOV SOE and maybe the next Telecom NZ.. I somehow doubt that that will ever be allowed to happen again. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 597651 | 2007-10-05 02:42:00 | I don't understand what you're getting at here. Are you trying to say that because they are state owned they should get free access to fixed lines and Vodafone's towers? I don't think that is what they are saying. However the commerce commission want a third player in the market for competition, so they can make up their own rules to allow this to happen. |
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