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Steven Joyce: New Zealand Government Isn’t Anti-Telecom
Scoop NZ – New Zealand
New Zealand’s government isn’t trying to undermine Telecom Corp. in measures such as bolstering rural broadband services, said Communications Minister Steven Joyce. The phone company said the changes will slash earnings by $168 million over three years.Joyce said his relationship with Telecom is “on the whole good.
Topics: government, New Zealand, [...]
Fast Broadband Quickly Becoming Essential for New Zealand Farmers
New Zealand Herald
So why exactly do farmers need fast broadband? It’s pretty simple, says Hamilton dairy farmer John Bluett – time and money.
Topics: broadband, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom
New Zealand Government Rural Telco Plan Finalised – And It’s Bad News For Telecom
National Business Review – New Zealand
Communications Minister Steven Joyce has finalised his rural telecommunications plan. As expected, it’s bad news for Telecom.
Topics: New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, Steven Joyce, telecom, telecommunications
Cuba Says U.S. Internet Ruling Meant to Aid ‘Subversion’
New Zealand Herald
Cuba says a US ruling that makes it easier for companies to provide internet communications services on the island is meant to destabilise the country, not loosen Washington’s 48-year economic embargo.
Topics: Cuba, Internet, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom, Washington
Broadband Plan Would Cut Telecom NZ Profit by $168 Million
New Zealand Herald
Telecom said the New Zealand government’s plans to roll out high-speed broadband services to rural areas while overhauling how the phone company is compensated for uneconomic lines will slash earnings over the next three years.
Topics: broadband, government, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, phone company, telecom, XT
Northpower Says It’s Fibre Expansion Plans Gathering Speed
Scoop NZ – New Zealand
The company has this week commenced a fibre expansion installing overhead fibre optic cable using the same model submitted in its bid to partner with the Government under the $1.5 billion ultra-fast broadband initiative. The project will feature GPON technology and will provide open access ultra-fast broadband.
Topics: broadband, fibre, New [...]
Vodafone Says “No Network Outage”
New Zealand Herald
Vodafone mobile users have reported trouble connecting in Wellington yesterday and Taupo today. Vodafone spokesman Paul Brislen said there had been no network outage, just a lot of pressure on the network from growing data usage.
Topics: Internet, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, outage, telecom, USA, Vodafone, Wellington
Mobile Rate Proposal Puts 2degrees Plans in Doubt
New Zealand Herald
2degrees says it may rethink plans to expand its national cellular network if the Government accepts a Commerce Commission proposal on the termination rates the mobile phone operator pays competitors Telecom and Vodafone.Communications…
Topics: 2degrees, cellular, Commerce Commission, government, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom, termination, Vodafone
New Zealand’s Internet Filter Goes Live
Stuff.co.nz
The Department of Internal Affairs’ (DIA) internet filter is now operational and is being used by internet providers (ISPs) Maxnet and Watchdog. Thomas Beagle, spokesperson for online freedom lobby Tech Liberty, says the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) refuses to say which other ISPs will be joining the filter, claiming the right to negotiate in [...]
Boosting 3g Mobile Phone Services Around The World
Scoop NZ – New Zealand
Users on so-called third-generation (3G) mobile telephones are set to receive a boost in worldwide compatibility, international roaming capability and greater access to high-speed data services from a new United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) standard announced today.
Topics: 3G, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom, telecommunications, telephone
TelstraClear Customers Won’t Get Help Breaking From Telecom XT
National Business Review – New Zealand
The telco is saying that it moved up the launch to take advantage of Telecom’s XT woes, but keen NBR readers will remember that TelstraClear originally promised to launch its 3G service before Christmas last year.Unlike Vodafone, TelstraClear is not offering to pay the Telecom break-frees for any XT customer [...]
TelstraClear Launches New “Simple” Wireless Service
New Zealand Herald
TelstraClear is the latest mobile player to launch an offensive aimed at capitalising on Telecom’s XT woes. The new service, run on Vodafone’s mobile network, follows on the heels of the business deals introduced by TelstraClear last month.
Topics: New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom, Telstra, TelstraClear, Vodafone, XT
Vodafone Apologises for Weekend Network Failure
New Zealand Herald
Vodafone has apologised to Bay of Plenty customers affected by a network failure on Saturday.A fault was triggered during an upgrade to cables between Taupiri and Horotiu in the Waikato on Saturday morning, about 8.30am.
Topics: Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom, Vodafone, Waikato
Irony: Telecom Gives Hospital Staff 2degrees SIM Cards
New Zealand Herald
Telecom is giving out rival 2degrees’ services to key hospital staff on XT as backup in case the network, which has failed four times since December, goes down again.
Topics: 2degrees, Canterbury, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom, XT
Mount’s Email Ignores Problems At XT
New Zealand Herald
A rousing missive from Telecom’s outgoing chief transformation officer failed to mention the company’s problem-plagued XT network. In the email, sent anonymously to the Herald, Mount does not acknowledge the XT outages, telling his “dear friends” that Telecom “is one of the best run telcos anywhere in the world”.
Topics: New Zealand, New [...]
2degrees Targets XT In New Ads, Claims 550% Jump In Sales
National Business Review – New Zealand
On Tuesday, 2degrees launched a “Feeling disconnected?” campaign aimed at long-suffering Telecom XT users. While the mobile newcomer has less room to manoeuvre than Vodafone (2degrees won’t upgrade its network to 3G until later this year), the campaign does push the telcos txt and calling rates, and half price phones.
Sales [...]
Sepuloni Says 111 System Fault is Unacceptable
Scoop NZ – New Zealand
This morning’s 111 system fault is simply unacceptable, says Labour Civil Defence spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. The fault, which affected areas of Auckland, is believed to have been responsible for around 30 emergency calls not reaching the police call centre.
Topics: New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom, telecommunications
Joyce To Investigate Telecom 111 Failure
National Business Review – New Zealand
An investigation has been launched into the failure of some emergency 111 calls in Auckland this morning by Telecom. “I spoke to Telecom CEO Paul Reynolds this morning and agreed that officials from both the Ministry of Economic Development and the Police will be involved in this investigation,” said Minister [...]
Joyce Wants New Assurances From Telecom
Scoop NZ – New Zealand
Communications Minister Steven Joyce must put Telecom on notice to come clean with its customers around the stability of its XT network, Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson Clare Curran said today.
Topics: New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, Steven Joyce, telecom, telecommunications, XT, XT network
Major Compo Package Offered by Telecom
New Zealand Herald
Telecom CEO Paul Reynolds has offered disgruntled XT customers a major compensation package, as his company battles to fix the problematic network.
Topics: New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, Paul Reynolds, telecom, XT
