Specific Pricing Principles

Closing Date/Time for Comments:August 1, 2019 4:00 pm

Status:CLOSED

Public Notice

The National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) hereby advises all stakeholders and the general public of the release of the “Discussion Paper – Public Consultation on draft wholesale pricing principles for broadband capacity services, and international submarine cable services” for public comment. The proposed service-specific pricing principles relate to wholesale services that have been recently declared by the Minister in accordance with Section 135 of the National Information and Communications Technology Act (the Act).

The proposed pricing principles relate to the following declared wholesale services:

  • the international submarine cable transmission capacity serviced
  • the international submarine cable gateway access service
  • the international submarine cable duct access serviced and
  • the wholesale broadband service provided over optic fibre cable systems

The proposed pricing principles are available on NICTA’s website and, as required by Section 135 of the Act will be open for submissions for at least four weeks, until close of business on Thursday 01 August 2019. NICTA will consider any submissions that are received within this time limit before determining the pricing principles.

Specific Pricing Principles – Public Consultation Notice Published 4 Jul 2019
Determination Notice
Specific Pricing Principles Submarine Cable & Optical Fiber SystemsPublished 23 Dec 2019
Consultation Paper
Draft Wholesale Pricing Principles for Broadband Capacity Services and International Submarine Cable Services – Public ConsultationPublished 3 Jul 2019
Submissions
Telikom PNG LTD.pdfPublished 24 Sep 2019
Digicel PNG LTD.pdfPublished 24 Sep 2019
DataCo Ltd.pdfPublished 24 Sep 2019
Reports
Response to Comments Report.pdfPublished 23 Dec 2019
Determinations
Specific Pricing Principles – Broadband Services 2019Published 30 Dec 2019
Specific Pricing Principles – Submarine Cable Service 2019Published 30 Dec 2019
Appeals
ICT Appeals Panel Decision – DataCo Application for Review of Submarine Cable Services Determination 2019.pdfPublished 20 Apr 2020
ICT Appeals Panel Notice & Direction on SPP 2019.pdf (Submarine Cables)Published 13 Feb 2020