ComCom Appeal Against Telecom ‘Unsatisfactory’
Scoop NZ – New Zealand The Commerce Commission’s failed bid to rap Telecom Corp. over its 0867 dial-up internet fees in 1999 has been called “unsatisfactory” and “speculative” by the Supreme Court. Topics: Commerce Commission, Internet, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, Supreme Court, telecom, telecommunications
Google Cleared of Spying in New Zealand
Economic Times AUCKLAND: Internet giant Google has been cleared of gathering personal wireless internet data during its street view operation in New Zealand. New Zealand police on Thursday said they have found no evidence that Google committed a criminal offence, the New Zealand Herald reported. Topics: Auckland, Australia, India, Internet, New Zealand, wireless
Supreme Court Rules On Decade-Old Telecom, ComCom Dispute
National Business Review – New Zealand The Supreme Court has nailed shut a long-running dispute over a controversial dial-up internet surcharge used during the 1990s. The Commerce Commission has, since 1999, sought to bring Telecom to task for its 0867 dial code package, which it claimed was a prohibited use of Telecom’s dominant market position. [...]
Telecom Would Cut Spending on Copper to Fund UFB
Scoop NZ – New Zealand Telecom Corp. would shift its capital spend away from copper lines and into fibre to tap the government’s fund to roll-out high-speed internet, chief executive Paul Reynolds said. Topics: fibre, government, Internet, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, Paul Reynolds, telecom, telecommunications
Telecom Issues Warning Over Copyright Bill
National Business Review – New Zealand One major New Zealand internet service provider already processes copyright infringement notices, despite the lack of any law requiring them to, a parliamentary select committee was told today. Telecom’s government and industry relations general manager Ralph Chivers revealed Telecom already receives infringement notices from overseas entities, and forwards complaints [...]
Report Shows Australia Broadband Speeds Slower Than New Zealand
Broadband Expert Australia The average connection speed that was noted for Australia according to the report was 2.6Mbps. New Zealand offered average broadband speeds of 2.9Mbps… Topics: Australia, broadband, Internet, New Zealand, United Kingdom
Quarter of Kiwis Use Phones or Hotspots to Surf the Net
National Business Review – New Zealand At home and away, New Zealanders are unplugging, a newly released Department of Statistics finds. In over half of households with the internet in 2009, a laptop or a handheld computer was used to access the internet at home, five times more than in 2006. Topics: Internet, New Zealand, [...]
PM Proposes Chinese Role in Broadband Plan
New Zealand Herald Prime Minister John Key yesterday tipped Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei as a potential partner in the Government’s $1.5 billion ultra-fast broadband project as he pointed to joint ventures as the way forward for Chinese investment… Topics: broadband, government, Internet, John Key, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, Prime Minister, telecom, telecommunications
Cabinets Rev-Up Broadband for 10,000 in New Zealand
Scoop NZ – New Zealand Local telecommunications network operator Chorus has completed over two thirds of its work to rev-up the broadband network in Whanganui with more than 10,000 residents now able to benefit from high speed internet access. Topics: broadband, Chorus, Internet, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom, telecommunications
Telco Chiefs Vent Spleen Over Broadband
New Zealand Herald Chief executives of the country’s three largest telecommunications businesses have vented their frustrations and concerns about the Government’s ultra-fast broadband project which they say is stifling their own investment plans. Topics: broadband, government, Internet, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom, telecommunications
Telecom Begins Laying The Groundwork For Separation
Scoop NZ – New Zealand Telecom Corp. has launched a charm offensive as it seeks to garner investor support for a proposal to carve out of its profitable network business and tap the government’s $1.35 billion fund to roll-out high-speed internet. Topics: government, Internet, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom, telecommunications
Microsoft and Salesforce.Com Spar Over Cloud Computing Patents
New Zealand Herald Packaged software king Microsoft and cloud computing prince Salesforce.com are duelling in US courts, with each accusing the other of violating its patented technology. The legal battle comes as Microsoft strives… Topics: Internet, Microsoft, Salesforce.Com, software
Decade-Old Dial-Up Spat Heads for Supreme Court Today
National Business Review – New Zealand On October 30 last year, the Commerce Commission won the right to challenge a Court of Appeal verdict that Telecom did not abuse its dominant market position with a controversial dial-up internet surcharge during the 1990s. The commission has won the right to appeal whether the Court of Appeal [...]
Risks in Excluding Telecom From UFB Plan: Analyst
Scoop NZ – New Zealand The government would exclude Telecom Corp. from its proposed roll-out of high-speed internet fibre at its own peril, according to a telecommunications analyst. Rosalie Nelson, telecommunications research manager at IDC, says if Telecom misses out on the government’s $1.5 billion roll-out of fibre to the home, it will create a [...]
Fibre Firms Wooing Backers For Deep-Sea Link
New Zealand Herald 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 action. State-owned Kordia and Pacific Fibre, whose backers include… Topics: fibre, Internet, Kordia, New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom, telecommunications
