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Telecom ordered to pay $120k
Commerce Commission

Telecom ordered to pay $120k

Telecom is to pay USD $120,000 in refunds for misleading broadband ads, and USD $75,000 to support a price comparison tool, the Commerce Commission has ruled.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Jun 2010
Big Time plan bites the dust
Data Cap

Big Time plan bites the dust

Telecom has scrapped its Big Time broadband plan, launched last July, due to unmanageable traffic and complaints from high-end users.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 20th May 2010
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
One million connections
Unified Communications

One million connections

Broadband subscriptions in New Zealand surpassed one million in June 2009, marking a 27% rise in usage since March 2008, reveals Statistics NZ.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Oct 2009

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Woosh doubles data caps
Gaming

Woosh doubles data caps

Woosh and Vodafone ramp up broadband wars, doubling data caps for users, with bonuses like free calls and unlimited site access.

By Mike Borgfeldt • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jun 2012
Telecom doubles home data plans
Unified Communications

Telecom doubles home data plans

Telecom has increased the data caps on all of its home broadband plans by at least 100%, reflecting the massive upswing in consumer usage.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 27th Apr 2012
Consumers jump at Maxnet unlimited deal
Unified Communications

Consumers jump at Maxnet unlimited deal

Maxnet's new unlimited broadband deal entices Kiwis, filling the waitlist quickly as consumers seek to end frustrating data caps.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Mar 2012
Orcon releases iPhone broadband usage app
Unified Communications

Orcon releases iPhone broadband usage app

Orcon launches a free iPhone app to help users monitor broadband usage, promising future updates and a pending Android version.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 24th Feb 2011
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