Study finds law vague on issues of ISP liability
Internet Service Providers remain unprotected in key areas of law — including defamation.
Internet Service Providers remain unprotected in key areas of law — including defamation.
Late submissions to the proposed anti-spam code for ISPs are asking for substantial changes.
New Zealand’s Spam Code of Practice is insufficient in its present form and is purely cosmetic. There will be no visible improvement of services and ISPs will be allowed to ignore spam problems, as they will not be required to do anything material.
Epitiro Technologies has launched its broadband measurement and ranking services in New Zealand. Michael Cranna, Managing Director of Epitiro says the service measures the offerings of the five largest ISPs — Xtra, TelstraClear, ihug, Orcon and Slingshot — in real time.
“The government’s reforms are directed at creating an environment for the private sector to invest with confidence in new services and infrastructure, while generating the best long-term results for consumers. The government has no current plans to become directly involved as an investor in core infrastructure.” — Hon David Cunliffe, Minister of Communications
InternetNZ has accused the government of giving away a potential free-trade bargaining chip by agreeing too readily to the American view on how to deal with internet intellectual property violation.
Conflicts over the proposed Telecommunications Carriers’ Forum (TCF) complaints code are delaying InternetNZ’s long-planned ISP code of practice.
Broadband subscriptions in New Zealand increased by nearly 30% in the six months ended 30 September 2006, according to Statistics New Zealand.
This year, Telecom CEO Theresa Gattung vacates the bridge after having been in command since 1999. Roderick Deane’s lieutenant leaves a complex, daunting legacy for her successor, one that is marked by huge successes and equally large failures.
Telecom may have gone quiet on its plans ahead of Communications Minister David Cunliffe’s industry regulations coming into effect, but its smaller ISP rivals are in a frantic spin trying to bump up their customer numbers.
As you would expect, the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee reported back to the house a very long and detail Telecommunications Amendment Bill. It's 143 pages worth of deliberations — some good, others showing too much desire to compromise and rely on the mythical power of commercial arrangements.
The debate over Telecom’s wholesale services boils down to one simple word: equivalence. It’s what every ISP is asking for, it’s what Telecom talks about, it’s what the government wants. Everyone just wants to be treated the same way as everyone else. Unfortunately it’s not that easy.
A statement by a major Canadian internet service provider that it will be monitoring customers’ cyber activities for possible reporting to government agencies has sparked concern among privacy advocates.
ISPs are refusing to sign up to the new wholesale UBS offer from Telecom which they say will cripple them financially.
The Internet Service Providers Association of New Zealand (ISPANZ) has finally incorporated as a society several months after its formation and says it is making headway in providing better value internet service.