Tū Ātea fears RanCo could block Māori spectrum

In this edition RanCo submission: Tū Ātea RanCo submission: SafetyNet RanCo submission: Tuanz Colocation regulation set to end Joint venture could become a gatekeeperMāori-owned telco Tū Ātea says the proposed One NZ–2degrees radio access network joint venture (RanCo) could act as a gatekeeper, making it harder to get Māori spectrum onto mobile networks.Tū Ātea holds commercial 4G and 5G spectrum, but relies on mobile network operators to host its services.In its submission to the Commerce Commission investigation of the proposal, Tū Ātea says:Today, if 2degrees or One NZ agrees to supply one of these services, it can implement it on its own network. With RanCo, it would need RanCo to implement it. That raises two practical questions: Who decides and who knows.Power of vetoTū Ātea warns that if the joint venture goes ahead, these decisions would sit with the new company. Tū Ātea told the Commission this gives RanCo the power to veto third-party hosting requests or expose confidential…