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Vodafone explains Micro-SIM card process

Mon, 19th Jul 2010
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Vodafone briefs consumers on Micro-SIM cards necessary for Apple's iPhone 4, offering free swaps and support for existing and new customers in New Zealand.
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Icehouse event for start-ups

Mon, 19th Jul 2010
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The Icehouse's monthly First Wednesday events offer aspiring entrepreneurs insights into start-up success. October's session is open, but spots are limited.
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Telecom dates Micro-SIM cards

Fri, 9th Jul 2010
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Telecom to launch Micro-SIM cards in early August, catering to XT customers and anticipating the arrival of Apple's iPhone 4 in New Zealand.
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Telecom to pay $1.6 million to Vodafone, Orcon

Fri, 9th Jul 2010
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Telecom has settled with the Commerce Commission for USD $1.6 million after complaints from Vodafone and Orcon about anti-competitive behaviour.
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Telecom dates CDMA network closure

Thu, 8th Jul 2010
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Telecom sets closure dates for its CDMA network, ceasing WorldMode Roaming on October 28 and domestic 3G data on November 30, ahead of mid-2012 shutdown.
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Finding common ground

Thu, 1st Jul 2010
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In week two of my return to Telecom I found myself in front of the Finance and Expenditure select committee, talking to them about tax.
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Telecom ordered to pay $120k

Fri, 18th Jun 2010
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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.
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Orcon, Compass and CallPlus strike alliance

Tue, 25th May 2010
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Orcon, CallPlus, and Compass team up to enhance unbundled services across New Zealand, allowing customers broader access to each other's networks.
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Big Time plan bites the dust

Thu, 20th May 2010
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Telecom has scrapped its Big Time broadband plan, launched last July, due to unmanageable traffic and complaints from high-end users.
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Another Telecom exec resigns

Tue, 18th May 2010
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Telecom's chief financial officer Russ Houlden is the latest<br />high-ranking executive to quit the company, it was announced today.
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McCain signs up to XT

Mon, 17th May 2010
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McCain Foods has signed a four-year<br />agreement with Gen-i to move all of its mobile connections to the XT mobile network.
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Telecom unveils XT wholesale partners

Mon, 10th May 2010
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Further details have been released on last week's news that Telecom had signed three Mobile Virtual Network Operators onto the network.
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XT outages explained

Fri, 7th May 2010
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Telecom and Alcatel Lucent failed to manage the high number of subscribers attracted onto the XT Network when it launched in May last year.
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Telecom revenue falls 7.7%

Fri, 7th May 2010
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CEO Paul Reynolds says increased competition, economic slowdown, regulatory interventions and XT network issues are behind the drop in revenue.
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Public awaits XT failure report

Thu, 6th May 2010
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Telecom is set to release the much-anticipated recommendations from the independent report on XT outages, following a review by Analysys Mason.
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Rethink urged on telco regulation

Tue, 4th May 2010
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Richard Hooper, former Ofcom deputy chair, challenges NZ's telco regulation approach; advises harmony among agencies and advocates for dark fibre access.
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Chorus halfway with 1800 cabinets

Mon, 3rd May 2010
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Chorus has reached halfway in its Fibre to the Node<br />programme and will switch on its 1800th cabinet today, the company has<br />announced.
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Head of Telecom Wholesale resigns

Mon, 12th Apr 2010
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Telecom has announced that Matt Crockett, CEO of Telecom<br />Wholesale and International, has resigned after seven years with the company.
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UPDATE: XT outage number five?

Thu, 8th Apr 2010
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Telecom's troubled XT Network appears<br />to be experiencing its fifth outage since December - this time in the Auckland<br />area.
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Polishing the industry's image

Thu, 1st Apr 2010
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Despite efforts to polish its image at the Planet 2010 expo, the telecommunications industry continues to grapple with a tarnished public perception.