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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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

>>> If you were offered premium Internet content for a special price, would you be willing to pay it? Depends on the content, you might say.

Telecom’s seven-storey high Christmas tree was lit up by the sound of children’s wishes at its unveiling in Auckland on Saturday.

Orcon is surveying its broadband customers on mobile phone plans to find out what deal would make them change provider.

For just $1000 a corporate spy can buy equipment to hack into a business’s DSL connection and access – even change – highly confidential information.

Vodafone is offering SKY customers with Ideal or Ultimate packages a free upgrade to MYSKYHDi plus a discounted installation rate of NZD $49 from December 7th.

Telecom has brought forward plans to offer wholesale services on its XT Network by a year, it’s been announced today.

Christmas will be a show of lights in both Auckland and Wellington this year, with Telecom announcing plans to bring their Telecom Tree’s to both cities.