MVNOs call for regulatory action on satellite texting

In this edition:ISPANZ seeks intervention on MVNO satellite access2degrees’ mobile market share risesTCF updates Product Disclosure CodeMBNZ April 2026 charts changing landscapeForwarded this email? Subscribe here.ISPs accuse carriers of satellite texting lockoutThe Internet Service Provider Association of New Zealand (ISPANZ) says mobile carriers have squeezed MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators) out of the satellite texting market.That has left them unable to be part of what they regard as critical rural safety infrastructure.MVNO access disputeIn a letter to the Commerce Commission, ISPANZ chief executive David Haynes describes what he calls and anti-competitive practice. Haynes calls on the Commission to investigate the withholding of satellite texting from MVNOs.He writes: “If current practice by One NZ and Spark is in breach of the Commerce Act, direct them to comply with the Act and make satellite texting available to MVNOs, or if current practice is not currently contrary…