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  • Telecom doubles its data, jumps back in the advertising game

    2012-05-17 13:08:07 // // The Idealog Blog | 1 comment
    Telecom holds around half of the total residential ISP market, but it's looking to increase that, sweeten the deal its for existing customers and get more people streaming by doubling the amount of data for all Total Home broadband packages for no extra charge (Ed: In fact, just the other day a nice Telecom rep came knocking at my door offering TRIPLE data on Total Home).
  • Gen-i's Quin appointed interim Telecom head

    2012-05-10 09:53:48 //
    Gen-i head Chris Quin – widely tipped to replace outgoing Telecom chief executive Paul Reynolds until the revelation that Simon Moutter had been appointed to the role – will act as interim CEO from June 1.
  • Simon Moutter tapped to return to lead Telecom

    2012-04-23 10:34:52 //
    Auckland International Airport boss Simon Moutter will be taking up the mantle of both managing director and chief executive at Telecom, it was announced today, putting an end to weeks of speculation that Gen-i's Chris Quin would be filling outgoing head Paul Reynolds' shoes.
  • Telecom announces $1b profit, share buyback

    2012-02-24 10:33:00 // | 1 comment
    Telecom has reported a net profit after tax of just over $1 billion for the six months to December 31, its first financial result since the demerger of Chorus.
  • Behind Telecom's pink fist: Kieren Cooney spills the beans

    2012-01-18 15:00:00 // // Idealog #37: now | 9 comments
    Vaughn Davis joins Kieren Cooney for a coffee and retrospective deconstruction of his 18 months in one of the nation's top marketing jobs.
  • Telecom embarks on search for new CEO

    2011-12-13 10:59:57 //
    Telecom is officially on the hunt for a new CEO.
  • 2degrees cries foul over Telecom phone locking

    2011-12-12 09:32:11 // | 1 comment
    Upstart mobile operator 2degrees has made a complaint to the Commerce Commission following news that Telecom would be "sim-locking" the handsets of customers using its new Skinny brand.
  • Telecom shares up after Chorus split

    2011-12-01 08:52:10 //
    Telecom shares have risen 2 percent to $2.03 following the completion of its demerger from Chorus.
  • Telecom taps into creative scene, launches Smartnetwork

    2011-10-19 16:10:18 // // The Idealog Blog | 1 comment
    Telecom is upping its creative cred with a new online collaboration with an eclectic group of Kiwis including Huffer founder Steve Dunstan, internationally acclaimed hairstylist Richard Kavanagh and up-and-coming musicians Junica and Zowie.
  • Telecom to pay rivals $31.6m

    2011-10-14 12:26:09 //
    Telecom has agreed to pay rival telcos Vodafone, Orcon, CallPlus, Compass and Airnet $31.6 million to settle a Commerce Commission investigation into alleged overcharging for broadband services, despite denying liability.
  • Reynolds to leave Telecom after split

    2011-08-31 10:09:14 //
    Further details are emerging about Telecom's impending split into two companies, including the replacement of Paul Reynolds as chief executive from 2012.
  • Telecom demerger one step closer as asset allocation plan approved

    2011-08-30 10:20:12 //
    The government today approved Telecom’s plan for dividing its assets after its planned structural separation – the first major step in the company’s proposed demerger process.
  • Telecom loses 95,000 customers

    2011-08-19 10:51:15 //
    Telecom has posted a modest 1.6 percent profit for the year, along with the announcement that it lost 95,000 mobile customers as it moves to shut down the old CDMA network.
  • Commission recommends small cut in Telecom wholesale pricing

    2011-07-28 11:11:25 //
    The Commerce Commission has released its final determination of unbundled bitstream access (UBA) pricing, which would result in a small decrease in Telecom's wholesale prices.
  • Telecom, Chorus to share some assets after split (but not goodwill)

    2011-07-26 10:41:47 //
    Telecom and Chorus will share a range of assets following their separation into standalone entities, according to its asset allocation plan published today.
  • Layered approach makes technology approachable

    2010-11-11 11:21:59 // // The Idealog Blog | 3 comments
    Telecom's new superstore in Auckland’s CBD, is a dramatic departure from the norm. The new superstore marries high-tech features with convivial approachability—in a space that oozes colour, variety and character.
  • Telecom’s greener addition

    2010-10-08 13:27:00 // // The Idealog Blog
    Telecom employees, currently scattered across five locations in Auckland, are set to unite in a greener space, with its new building—Telecom Place—being awarded a Five Star Green Rating by the Green Building Council, in partnership with building partners, Manson Group. Its greener building features include...