2degrees fires shots as Commerce Commission weighs One NZ-Dense Air deal: ‘Not enough spectrum to compete’

Telco 2degrees has laid out a stark argument in its submission to the Commerce Commission about One NZ’s proposed takeover of Dense Air, a small firm that owns a big chunk of 5G spectrum.

“2degrees’
lack of spectrum is limiting our ability to compete with Spark and One,” its submission says.

It states the deal, to which it “strongly objects”, would worsen the competitive landscape and create an “enduring spectrum disparity” that could potentially stop offering some products (the products concerned are redacted).

If the deal goes ahead, “One NZ and Spark [will] have a sustainable cost advantage over 2degrees in the provision of mobile and fixed wireless broadband…