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2 JohnMcPherson 1 A Legal Document between Telecom and the New Zealand Government which limits the amount [TelecomNZ] is allowed to screw people in New Zealand out of money.
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3 Basically, as far as consumers are concerned, is that [TelecomNZ] can't put up charges faster than the rate of inflation, and must maintain free local calls (for residential customers) unless this "severely affects their profitability" or something like that.
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5 Also, as far as consumers are concerned, [TelecomNZ] are also obliged to offer everyone a basic telecommunications service at an acceptable level ie. a basic phone line in order to make voice calls and maintain that service for as long as the consumer pays their bills and require the service.
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7 The Kiwi share was [updated | http://www.med.govt.nz/pbt/telecom/minister20011218b.html] in 2001.
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9 See [ZFree] for a story about the New Zealand KiwiShare