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  • Vodafone revamps fixed broadband plans

    Vodafone has introduced a new range of home broadband plans that include 24/7 support and the ability to use the Vodafone mobile network if the fixed line broadband service fails.

  • Telecoms legislation tabled in Parliament

    Communications Minister Simon Bridges has introduced into Parliament the long awaited new telecommunications legislation, the outcome of a two-year consultation process from 2015 to 2017.

  • TUANZ calls for mobile comms review to boost MVNO numbers

    TUANZ is urging communications commissioner Dr Stephen Gale to initiate a review of New Zealand’s mobile telecommunications market, saying the lack of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) is putting a damper on competition.

  • Telecomms commissioner Gale re-appointed

    Dr Stephen Gale has been re-appointed telecommunications commissioner and a member of the Commerce Commission for a further three years when his current term ends on 11 July.

  • Telecommunications reforms finalised

    Communications minister Simon Bridges has revealed final details of the Government’s telecommunications reforms, expected to come into force from 2020, saying they will introduce a more predictable utility-style model for Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) fibre, deregulate copper lines where fibre is available, and improve the quality of service for consumers by increasing regulatory oversight.

  • 2degreess turns in first profit

    2degrees has reported its first profit, for the year ending December 31 2016, saying it doubled the size of its fixed broadband subscriber base during the year, albeit from a small base: it was only the first full year for the service.

  • Minister trumpets UFB progress

    Communications minister Simon Bridges has announced release of the March 2017 Quarterly Broadband Update saying it shows the number of households, business, schools and hospitals connected to UFB has increased 12 percent in the past three months to almost 4000,000 and that deployment for phase one of the UFB programme is almost three-quarters complete, providing 1,103,000 households and businesses with access to download speeds of close to 1Gbps.

  • REANNZ capacity boosted to 20Gbps

    Research and education network operator, REANNZ, says it has completed a network upgrade to 20Gbps of bandwidth along the length of the country, from Auckland to Dunedin – doubling network capacity for its members.

  • 2degrees offers mobile data by the minute, or the hour

    ​2degrees has launched a new data option, Data Clock, for its prepaid mobile customers that enables them to purchase data for a predetermined time rather than by volume, using technology from Finnish company Comptel.

  • Commerce Commission tightens Chorus’ UBA congestion limits

    The Commerce Commission has released the final decision in its review of the non-price features of Chorus’ Unbundled Bitstream Access (UBA) service, imposing tighter congestion reporting requirements than those envisaged in its draft decision.

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