Telecommunications
Telstra fined $22m for blocking rivals
The New Zealand Herald
28 July 2010
28 July 2010
Telstra Australia CEO David Thodey. Photo / NZ Herald Australia's largest telephone company was fined A$18.5 million ($22.7 million) yesterday for blocking broadband internet competitors from using its local...More>
Ernie Newman: Don't fret, our broadband policy is sound
The New Zealand Herald
28 July 2010
28 July 2010
Relax, says TUANZ chief executive Ernie Newman. NZ's broadband policy is solid. Photo / Supplied Brian Fallow can relax - New Zealand's ultra-fast broadband policy is solid, widely acclaimed internationally, and a critical element in our remaining a first world economy into the 21st...More>
$550m data cable plan leaps ahead
The New Zealand Herald
28 July 2010
28 July 2010
Pacific Fibre CEO Mark Rushworth said that the deal left the door open for other partners to come on board. Photo / Richard Robinson Pacific Fibre is a step closer to turning its international data cable ambitions into reality with the sign-up of Asian telco Pacnet as an equal...More>
China's Huawei signs Aussie fibre deal
The National Business Review
12 July 2010
12 July 2010
Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei has just inked a down-under deal - but it's with an Australian company, not anything to do with John Key's hints over the weekend about a major New Zealand...More>
TelstraClear snares contract
The Southland Times
11 July 2010
11 July 2010
TelstraClear has signed a telecommunications contract with Customs worth up to $10 million over five years. TelstraClear will provide data network and voice-over-internet services, plus mobile and phone...More>
Wholesale will survive Telecom split, says Crockett
The Southland Times
4 July 2010
4 July 2010
Matt Crockett, speaking on his final day as chief executive of Telecom Wholesale, has played down suggestions that Telecom might pull out of wholesaling if it is split into two businesses and has called for fairer treatment of the...More>
Govt may amend fast broadband controls
Radio New Zealand
29 June 2010
29 June 2010
The Government is looking at possible changes to the strict controls on its planned ultra-fast broadband...More>
Crown Fibre seeks input on regulation | Stuff.co.nz
Taranaki Daily News
29 June 2010
29 June 2010
Communications and Information Technology Minister Steven Joyce announced today that Crown Fibre Holdings will put out a "request for refined proposals" to all bidders in the governments Ultra Fast Broadband...More>
Boyd to step down as Freightways chairman
The National Business Review
29 June 2010
29 June 2010
Freightways chairman Wayne Boyd is to step down from the board after the company's annual shareholders' meeting in October and will be replaced by board member Sue...More>
Grant of $12.8m sought forwireless internet
The Gisborne Herald
26 June 2010
26 June 2010
A PROJECT to take rural broadband access beyond the realms of the Governments fibreoptic cable scheme and into the backblocks is now before the Ministry of Economic Development for a...More>
Pacific Fibre link gets heavyweight investor boost
The New Zealand Herald
24 June 2010
24 June 2010
Trade Me founder and primary Pacific Fibre investor Sam Morgan. Photo / Getty Images A planned high-speed fibre link between New Zealand, Australia and the US has been given a boost with the emergence of several high profile...More>
Commission ponders broadband pricing
The Southland Times
23 June 2010
23 June 2010
The Commerce Commission will consider whether Telecom faces enough competition that a requirement for it to wholesale broadband at prices set by regulation should be lifted in some parts of the...More>
Maori claim for cellphone network frequencies rejected
Waikato Times
17 June 2010
17 June 2010
Communications Minister Steven Joyce is pouring cold water on Maori Council claims for fourth generation telecommunications spectrum. The Maori Council said it was entitled to 100 percent of the new, fourth generation spectrum because the Waitangi Tribunal ruled spectrum was a taonga (treasure)...More>
Maori claim for cellphone network frequencies rejected
The Southland Times
17 June 2010
17 June 2010
Should 4G spectrum be considered taonga? Yes No I'm not sure Vote Result Relevant offers National News Mum bashed by pregnant women Bomb scare at Taupo 1080 depot Boy died 'after carer bashed him with door' Coastguard rescues yachtie's sick dog Kind Kerry passes test Maori claim for cellphone network...More>
Air NZ set to dump IBM for Gen-i after system collapse
The New Zealand Herald
16 June 2010
16 June 2010
Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe. Photo / Mark Mitchell Air New Zealand is tipped to be dumping IT services company IBM in favour of Telecom's Gen-i...More>
2degrees wants quick move on mobile termination
The National Business Review
16 June 2010
16 June 2010
Mobile network newcomer 2degrees is urging the Government to move quickly to adopt the Commerce Commission's recommendation for controls on the prices mobile phone companies charge competitors to connect to their...More>
2degrees wants quick move on mobile termination
3 News
15 June 2010
15 June 2010
Mobile network newcomer 2degrees is urging the Government to move quickly to adopt the Commerce Commission's recommendation for controls on the prices mobile phone companies charge competitors to connect to their...More>
Regulate mobile rates - Commerce Commission tells minister
The New Zealand Herald
15 June 2010
15 June 2010
Communications Minister Steven Joyce has been advised by the Commerce Commission to regulate mobile termination rates. Photo / Brett Phibbs The Commerce Commission has formally recommended that mobile termination rates be regulated to promote better competition in the market and to bring New Zealand in line.More>
Telecom's split 'driven by ease-up of controls'
The New Zealand Herald
13 June 2010
13 June 2010
Telecom is considering a demerger that would see it split its business into a network company, Chorus. Photo / Supplied A loosening of the regulatory shackles on its retail arm could be driving Telecom to split its business, says an industry...More>
NZ still 18th in OECD broadband ranking despite recent growth
The Southland Times
11 June 2010
11 June 2010
New Zealand remains 18th in the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation's league table for broadband penetration despite outpacing all but four of the OECD's 30 member states in...More>
The broadband scramble
The New Zealand Herald
6 June 2010
6 June 2010
Crown Fibre Holdings have been tasked with the job of picking a shortlist of bidders to take part in the high-speed broadband network. Photo / Herald Graphic Within the next few weeks many bidders to take part in the Government-backed rollout of a high-speed broadband network will be knocked...More>
Anthony Doesburg: Fibre firms wooing backers for deep-sea link
The New Zealand Herald
6 June 2010
6 June 2010
It's wooing season in the international telecommunications world and a couple of New Zealand wannabe undersea fibre-optic cable ventures are in the thick of the...More>
Regional Fibre Group attacks $300m rural tender mob-handed
The National Business Review
1 June 2010
1 June 2010
Members of the New Zealand Regional Fibre Group (NZRFG) hope to deliver the governments rural broadband initiative through a mix of fixed fibre, mobile and wireless...More>
Vodafone signs $7.5b telco deal in India
3 News
19 May 2010
19 May 2010
Vodafone has signed a massive telecommunications deal overnight to provide 3G mobile licences in India. Vodafone and Bharti have paid a combined $7.5 billion dollars for the rights, ending an epic auction which will yield a cash bonanza for India's cash-strapped...More>