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• Ernie Newman resigns

  [UPDATED] TUANZ CEO Ernie Newman has resigned after twelve years in the role.

• Industry slams Telecom's request for relief

  The telecommunications industry is almost united in opposing Telecom’s latest request to delay its operational separation undertakings.

• User groups split on Telecom's request for leniency

  Telecom’s request for leniency on its operational separation requirements has been met by a cautious 'OK' from TUANZ and definite 'No' from InternetNZ.

• TUANZ chairman steps down

  Chris O'Connell is stepping down as chairman of the Telecommunications Users Association, but will remain a member of the TUANZ Board.

• TUANZ pushes Joyce on mobile termination

  TUANZ is keeping the pressure on ICT minister Steven Joyce in the lead-up to a final decision on whether to regulate mobile termination rates (MTRs).

• Telco Development Levy will drive LTE into regions

  Vodafone is welcoming the new Telecommunications Development Levy, which will replace the old Telecommunications Service Obligation (TSO), saying it will allow the company to drive fibre to 300 cell sites that would otherwise not be economic.

• Livestock Improvement sees $1.1 billion in productivity gains

  The Livestock Improvement Corporation says the internet is a key enabler of its goal to boost dairy farm productivity by 15 percent — an improvement that equates to $1.1 billion more in milk solids nationally a year.

• Federated Farmers delivers broadband broadside

  It was time to speak frankly this morning as Federated Farmers' vice president and telecommunications spokesman, Donald Aubrey, gave a thumbs down to the government's funding plan for rural connectivity.

• Air New Zealand, Tex Edwards collect major TUANZ awards

  The Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand has delivered its annual awards, with Air New Zealand the big winner and 2 Degrees' founder Tex Edwards collecting the chairman's award.
  If there was a theme of the awards, held in partnership with IDC and major sponsor Voco, this year it was that while broadband and telecommunications infrastructure are vital, it's the applications that use such infrastructure that deliver real economic benefits.

• Pro-business tilt at InternetNZ council misfires

  An attempt to elect a slate of business-oriented candidates — some with strong connections to telecommunications users' group TUANZ — to the InternetNZ council has largely failed.

• TUANZ welcomes Kordia Tasman cable plan

  TUANZ is welcoming Kordia's ongoing efforts to deliver a second trans-Tasman cable, saying its the only way to rid New Zealand of the "tyranny of data caps".

• Challengers, users applaud ComCom

  Telecommunications challengers and user representatives are welcoming the Commerce Commission's draft recommendation, announced this morning, to regulate mobile termination rates.

• Full price luxury cheaper than a phone call

  I give you two choices. Close your eyes and imagine one of these two scenarios.

• Joyce flags mobile as rural broadband solution

  ICT minister Steven Joyce says mobile networks will play a significant role in delivering broadband to rural areas.

• TUANZ endorses Crown Fibre proposal

  TUANZ is pleased with the tenor of the government’s broadband plan, announced today with a press release from ICT minister Steven Joyce revealing that the government proposes establishing a Crown-owned investment company — Crown Fibre Investment Co — to drive the project.