Telecommunications and Other Matters Amendment Bill
This bill makes sure that overseas phone and internet companies serving New Zealanders must follow New Zealand's telecommunications rules, just like local companies do. It also creates a new way to enforce those rules — if a company breaks the law, the government can cancel or limit the radio signal licences that company needs to operate in New Zealand. There are also safeguards built in so that before any licence is cancelled, the company gets written notice and a chance to respond.
What this affects
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Overseas phone and internet companies serving New Zealanders will have to pay the same industry levies as local companies.
This Part and any secondary legislation made for the purpose of this Part apply to a person (person A) who provides a telecommunications service to persons in New Zealand regardless of whether person A is in or outside New Zealand.
only the revenue derived by person A from persons in New Zealand counts as qualified revenue or as telecommunications revenue for the purposes of the telecommunications development levy
Progress through Parliament
Have your say
This bill is open for public submissions to the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee. Anyone can tell the committee what they think, and you don’t need to be an expert. Submissions close 13 January 2026.
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