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Telecom apologises for ongoing XT outage
Cloud Services

Telecom apologises for ongoing XT outage

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

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2009
Major XT Network outage
Outage

Major XT Network outage

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

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2009
Vodafone contemplates Supreme Court
Unified Communications

Vodafone contemplates Supreme Court

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.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd Dec 2009
Free TV, but not for long
Unified Communications

Free TV, but not for long

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

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 2nd Dec 2009
Santa's hotline lights up Xmas tree
Lord of the Rings

Santa's hotline lights up Xmas tree

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

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 30th Nov 2009
Orcon contemplates mobile - but whose network?
Unified Communications

Orcon contemplates mobile - but whose network?

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

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 23rd Nov 2009
DSL lines vulnerable to attack
Breach Prevention

DSL lines vulnerable to attack

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

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Nov 2009
New SKY offer from Vodafone
Unified Communications

New SKY offer from Vodafone

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.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Nov 2009
Telecom to wholesale XT
Unified Communications

Telecom to wholesale XT

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

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 12th Nov 2009
NZ misses out on Unisys solution
Unified Communications

NZ misses out on Unisys solution

It's on the market to 30 million Latin American subscribers, but a Unisys voice to text application developed in Wellington is not available here.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 6th Nov 2009
Farmside in Fast 50
Unified Communications

Farmside in Fast 50

Rural ISP Farmside ranks 18th in Deloitte's Fast 50, winning the fastest-growing tech, media, and telecoms business for Canterbury and Upper South Island.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 3rd Nov 2009
Vodafone undercuts competition
Unified Communications

Vodafone undercuts competition

Vodafone's new freephone rates for businesses are pitched at stealing lucrative 0800 and 0508 services from its arch rivals TelstraClear and Telecom.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Nov 2009
Very High Speed Broadband
Unified Communications

Very High Speed Broadband

Telecom is trialling new technology to turbo-charge broadband speeds, but it could be a while before users can take advantage of it.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Sun, 1st Nov 2009

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Telecom cops $500K fine for uncapped plan
Commerce Commission

Telecom cops $500K fine for uncapped plan

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.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Dec 2009
TiVo hits the shelves
Sony

TiVo hits the shelves

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.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 1st Dec 2009
TiVo's walled garden
Unified Communications

TiVo's walled garden

>>> 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.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 1st Dec 2009
Trees light up cities for Xmas
Christmas

Trees light up cities for Xmas

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.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 10th Nov 2009
Tale of two Ministers - Conroy and Joyce
Telstra

Tale of two Ministers - Conroy and Joyce

They're both in charge of billion-dollar broadband builds which, if they can pull them off, will turn their countries into broadband leaders.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Nov 2009