Structural Separation and the Role of Public-Private Partnerships in New Zealand's UFB Initiative

Bert Sadowski, Bronwyn Howell and Alberto Nucciarelli
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Bronwyn Howell: Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Alberto Nucciarelli: Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Communications & Strategies, 2013, vol. 1, issue 91, 57-80

Abstract: The political perception of New Zealand's broadband market performance as 'poor' has underpinned many significant changes to the telecommunications policy and regulatory environments since 2001. Most recently, this has been manifested in substantial government subsidies by way of public-private partnerships (PPPs) for an ultra-fast broadband (UFB) network that promises to deliver fibre connections with upload/download speeds of 100Mbps/50Mbps to 75% of New Zealanders by 2019. In this context, the paper examines the different PPPs with respect to allocation of task and risks between private and public parties. We conclude that problems with the UFB initiative might emerge as demand risks are not sufficiently specified which might slow broadband adoption in New Zealand.

Keywords: Public Private Partnerships; Ultrafast Broadband (UFB); New Zealand. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H44 K23 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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