One NZ Hit with $1.1m Penalty for Breaching Emergency Call Obligations

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One NZ fined over $1m over emergency call breaches

One NZ said "no customers were harmed as a result of these breaches".

One NZ hit with $1.1m penalty for breaching emergency call obligations

One NZ has been ordered to pay $1.1 million after admitting to 10 breaches of the emergency 111 Contact Code. The telco admitted breaches of the code related...

One NZ penalised $1.1m over 111 emergency call failures

High Court orders penalty after company admits failures affecting vulnerable consumers during emergencies

One NZ fined for emergency call breaches

New Zealand’s High Court slapped a NZD1.1 million ($630,751) fine on One New Zealand for breaching the emergency call contact code, following action by the Commerce Commission and an acknowledgement by the operator. One New Zealand is also to contribute NZD100,000 towards the commission’s costs. In response to the penalty, the operator issued a statement explaining it worked closely and with the Commerce Commission “to put things right” after id…