Number of complaints to CC over the last 12 months
Garth Pennington made this Official Information request to Commerce Commission
The request was successful.
From: Garth Pennington
Dear Commerce Commission,
I run a website dedicated to advocating on behalf of Spark customers.
We are seeing a large number of complaints being posted on Spark’s Facebook page and an increasing frustration at problems going unresolved.
We note that the latest figures released by the Commerce Commission showing the number of complaints by company, relate to 2014.
We would appreciate it if you could provide us with all information relevant to the above that relates to:
- The names and number of complaints of the 10 most complained about companies for the last 12 months.
- The number of complaints about Chorus and Crown Fibre Holdings
- The number of complaints made to or about Telecom Disputes Resolutions
- Copies of any communication relating to the above with either, Spark, Chorus, Crown Fibre Holdings, Telecom Disputes Resolutions or any government department or minister.
Yours faithfully,
Garth Pennington
Spark NZ customers deserve better service
www.sparkcomplaints.co.nz
[email address]
Portions of these emails and/or your replies may be made available to other parties or publications.
From: Commerce Commission Enquiries
Commerce Commission
Thank you the information you have provided. We use reports like yours to identify and take action on the things which are causing the most harm to New Zealand consumers. We appreciate you taking the time to make this report to us.
REPORTING A BUSINESS OR PERSON
If you have contacted us to report a business or person that you believe has breached consumer and/or competition law, your report will be assessed according to the Commission’s enforcement criteria<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/the-commission...>.
Following an assessment the Commission will decide whether to take further action. We are not a complaint handling body and we do not investigate every report made to us. We must prioritise what we investigate to ensure we are using our resources efficiently.
The information you provided will remain in our database and may be referred to for future assessments of similar conduct. We will also use your report to support analysis of consumer harm as part of our annual Consumer Issues report. You can find our annual Consumer Issues report<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/the-commission...> on our website.
Please note that we will only contact you again if we need more information.
REPORTING A DISPUTE WITH A BUSINESS
If you have contacted us to report a dispute that you are having with a business, please be aware that the Commission is not a dispute resolution service. There are a number of other organisations that may be able to assist you in resolving your individual dispute. Please refer to the “Who else can help<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/the-commission...>” page on our website. If you wish to resolve your dispute with a business you should take your own legal advice as to what your options are. You should not wait for the Commission’s actions (if any) to be completed.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Our website provides information about your rights as a consumer and information about consumer and competition law. Please take a look at our fact sheets (Fair Trading<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/fair-trading/f...>, Competition<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/business-compe...>, Consumer Credit<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/consumer-credi...> or Regulated Industries<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/regulated-indu...>).
COMPLAINT AGAINST THE COMMISSION
Your complaint will be read, logged and assigned to a manager to answer. The manager will make contact with you, and may in some cases seek further information. Please refer to the Complaints Policy<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/the-commission...> on our website for details on how we handle complaints about us.
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From: Garth Pennington
Dear Commerce Commission Enquiries,
I have not received the information requested under the Official Information Act 1982.
Under NZ law the request must be answered promptly and within 20 working days which ends June 24, 2016
Can you please treat this matter with some urgency as the resultant data is pivotal to our investigation into this matter and ongoing discussions with Amy Adams,Communications Minister.
Yours faithfully,
Garth Pennington
From: Commerce Commission Enquiries
Commerce Commission
Thank you the information you have provided. We use reports like yours to identify and take action on the things which are causing the most harm to New Zealand consumers. We appreciate you taking the time to make this report to us.
REPORTING A BUSINESS OR PERSON
If you have contacted us to report a business or person that you believe has breached consumer and/or competition law, your report will be assessed according to the Commission’s enforcement criteria<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/the-commission...>.
Following an assessment the Commission will decide whether to take further action. We are not a complaint handling body and we do not investigate every report made to us. We must prioritise what we investigate to ensure we are using our resources efficiently.
The information you provided will remain in our database and may be referred to for future assessments of similar conduct. We will also use your report to support analysis of consumer harm as part of our annual Consumer Issues report. You can find our annual Consumer Issues report<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/the-commission...> on our website.
Please note that we will only contact you again if we need more information.
REPORTING A DISPUTE WITH A BUSINESS
If you have contacted us to report a dispute that you are having with a business, please be aware that the Commission is not a dispute resolution service. There are a number of other organisations that may be able to assist you in resolving your individual dispute. Please refer to the “Who else can help<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/the-commission...>” page on our website. If you wish to resolve your dispute with a business you should take your own legal advice as to what your options are. You should not wait for the Commission’s actions (if any) to be completed.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Our website provides information about your rights as a consumer and information about consumer and competition law. Please take a look at our fact sheets (Fair Trading<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/fair-trading/f...>, Competition<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/business-compe...>, Consumer Credit<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/consumer-credi...> or Regulated Industries<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/regulated-indu...>).
COMPLAINT AGAINST THE COMMISSION
Your complaint will be read, logged and assigned to a manager to answer. The manager will make contact with you, and may in some cases seek further information. Please refer to the Complaints Policy<http://www.comcom.govt.nz/the-commission...> on our website for details on how we handle complaints about us.
The information contained in this e-mail may be legally privileged and
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If you have received this message in error, please delete the message
and notify the sender. Any views or opinions presented are solely
those of the author and are not those of the Commerce Commission.
From: Alexandra Donnison
Commerce Commission
Dear Mr Pennington,
Please find attached a letter from the Commerce Commission in response to
your OIA request.
Kind regards,
Alex
OIA Co-ordinator
Information Systems | Organisational Performance
Commerce Commission l Te Komihana Tauhokohoko
44 The Terrace l PO Box 2351 l Wellington 6140 l New Zealand
E: [1][email address]
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From: Garth Pennington
Dear Alexandra Donnison,
Thank you for your very professional, clear and concise reply.
In regards to the outstanding information, I can confirm that we are only interested in items related to Chorus, Spark and any government department( relating to telcos only.).
Yours sincerely,
Garth Pennington
From: Alexandra Donnison
Commerce Commission
Dear Mr Pennington,
Please find attached a letter from the Commerce Commission confirming the extension of time in relation to question four of your OIA request.
Kind regards,
Alex
-----Original Message-----
From: Garth Pennington [mailto:[FOI #4058 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2016 1:17 p.m.
To: Alexandra Donnison
Subject: Re: OIA 15.171 Number of Complaints - Commerce Commission response [CCNZ-iManage.FID205454]
Dear Alexandra Donnison,
Thank you for your very professional, clear and concise reply.
In regards to the outstanding information, I can confirm that we are only interested in items related to Chorus, Spark and any government department( relating to telcos only.).
Yours sincerely,
Garth Pennington
-----Original Message-----
Dear Mr Pennington,
Please find attached a letter from the Commerce Commission in response to your OIA request.
Kind regards,
Alex
OIA Co-ordinator
Information Systems | Organisational Performance
Commerce Commission l Te Komihana Tauhokohoko
44 The Terrace l PO Box 2351 l Wellington 6140 l New Zealand
E: [1][email address]
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Dear Mr Pennington,
Please find attached the Commerce Commission’s response to your OIA
request
Kind regards
Bel O’Reilly
Records Adviser
Commerce Commission l Te Komihana Tauhokohoko
44 The Terrace l PO Box 2351 l Wellington 6140 l New Zealand
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