Telecommunications Inquiry Report Back – Media
Conference
Minister of Communications Paul Swain is
releasing the report from the Ministerial Inquiry into
Telecommunications on Wednesday 4th October.
A copy of the
report will be physically available to the media from the
Minister's office from 8am on Wednesday 4th October. This
report is embargoed for publication until 10am.
At 9:40am
there will be a media conference with Paul Swain and inquiry
team member Cathie Harrison in 5.1 the Beehive.
The
schedule is as follows:
8am Copies of the report available
under embargo from Minister's office – 5.1 Beehive,
Wellington. THESE REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE UNDER AN EMBARGO
OF 10AM
9:40am Media conference - 5.1 the Beehive,
Wellington.
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