2012-05-17 13:08:07 // StopPress Team
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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).
2012-05-01 09:33:36 // Idealog
Competition among telcos is heating up, the Commerce Commission says, and consumers are getting better and more diverse deals as a result.
2012-02-28 15:02:05 // Esther Goh
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Three-quarters of New Zealand businesses have up to 100MB of unused mobile data per connection left at the end of each month, and over half have up to an hour left of unused voice minutes.
2012-02-09 13:50:22 // Siobhan Leathley
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The vast majority of Kiwis say they're willing to pay a little extra for faster broadband, but businesses aren't as open to shelling out more for the privilege.
2012-02-09 10:17:28 // Idealog
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Mobile operator 2degrees this morning announced the number of people using its network has climbed 50 percent to 875,656.
2011-12-12 09:48:14 // Siobhan Leathley
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TelstraClear head Allan Freeth says telcos must move toward providing tailored services as the data explosion gains momentum.
2011-12-12 09:32:11 // Idealog
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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.
2011-11-15 12:13:54 // Vaughn Davis
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Telecommunications user Vaughn Davis joins Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand chief executive Paul Brislen over an excellent breakfast pie served – as God is his witness – with chips.
2011-10-25 10:02:38 // Idealog
Telecom, Vodafone and 2degrees have reached an agreement to let customers to purchase apps and digital content on their cell phone and have it charged to their phone bill.
2011-10-21 13:39:21 // Idealog
TelstraClear is holding onto its top spot as the telco offering the fastest webpage downloads, according to September test results issued by the Telecommunications Users Association and TrueNet.
2011-10-14 12:26:09 // Idealog
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.
2011-10-05 10:00:19 // Idealog
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Increased competition in the mobile market has contributed $2.24 billion to New Zealand’s economy, according to a report released today.
2011-08-30 10:20:12 // Idealog
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.
2011-08-25 14:24:01 // Idealog
Not content with merely helping consumers get the best deal on electricity with Powerswitch, Consumer NZ has launched a telecommunications comparison website to cut through the maze of packages on offer.
2011-08-12 12:35:21 // Esther Goh
Vodafone has been fined more than $400,000 for misleading customers about charges related to its Vodafone Live! mobile phone internet service in what a judge says amounted to "extraordinary" mismanagement.
2011-07-26 10:41:47 // Esther Goh
Telecom and Chorus will share a range of assets following their separation into standalone entities, according to its asset allocation plan published today.
2011-07-20 11:44:24 // Esther Goh
The landline is dead. Or at least it will be in the near future, and Orcon CEO Scott Bartlett says its new Genius device, on sale today, marks the beginning of the end.
