Telecom stories - Page 10

With all bids now in by 4pm, telcos and lines companies gear up for a fierce competition over the government's USD $1.5 billion Ultra Fast Broadband project.

So Vector wants to provide fibre connectivity to the Auckland region – 450,000 premises in the next seven years.

Telecom's XT network suffers second outage in an hour, affecting customers south of Taupo. Full service expected by 1pm, says Telecom on Twitter.

The organisation that represents rural households is calling on the government to rethink its $300 million plan to upgrade rural broadband infrastructure.

Kordia’s plans for New Zealand’s second international cable face a four-month delay due to the imminent sale of its Australian partner PIPE Networks.

TelstraClear rules out direct investment in the government's USD $1.5 billion Ultra Fast Broadband network but sees partnership opportunities.

The fate of New Zealand's Ultra Fast Broadband rollout hinges on whether Telecom's vast network of underground ducts will be accessible to competitors.

Telecom has admitted to yet another breach of the Fair Trading Act after it misled more than 130,000 broadband customers and was forced to pay back $9.

WorldxChange, a fixed line provider, turns down MVNO offers from Vodafone and Telecom, criticising them as mere reseller deals, not genuine competition.

Former Telecom CEO Theresa Gattung’s memoir, Bird on a Wire, promises a candid look at her seven transformative years leading NZ's largest telco.

Telecom is compensating around 150,000 broadband customers following a network upgrade for TiVo that resulted in slow speeds and billing errors.

Vodafone and Telecom have been ranked the worst ISPs in New Zealand by a Consumer survey, with only 57% and 63% satisfaction rates respectively.

WorldxChange slams the govt's Ultra Fast Broadband plan, calling the GBP £1.5 billion investment a flawed failure that won’t achieve intended outcomes.

[Update] Telecom is reporting via Twitter a massive outage on the XT Network this morning with no coverage south of Taupo.

Telecom is apologising for a massive outage that continues to affect the XT Network south of Taupo today, blaming it on a 'technical fault'.

Infosys Technologies has opened its first office in Wellington, New Zealand, to be closer to major clients like Telecom.

Telecom fined NZD $500,000 for misleading customers with its Go Large plan, and ordered to pay NZD $44,000 in reparations, after court ruling.

Telecom is extending its free mobile TV offering for two months to enable an influx of new customers to sample the offering.

Vodafone may take its case against TSO levies it paid five years ago all the way to the Supreme Court after its case was dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

The TiVo media device, offering Freeview TV and CASPA On-Demand services, is now available at Telecom, allowing users to download new-releases and TV shows.