The UFB initiative provides incentives to encourage competition and innovation.

Telecom has released details of a compensation package for the 35,000 customers whose broadband use was over-counted for seven months.

Pacific Fibre, the local start-up looking to build a second internet cable linking New Zealand to the world, has signed up Australian ISP iNet in a long-term international capacity deal.

Telecom has admitted a software error has caused over-counting of broadband usage, affecting 35,000 customers who will now be provided compensation.

Southern Cross says its submarine internet cables are more than capable of shouldering the demand from the ultra-fast broadband network, but its rival Pacific Fibre is arguing over the numbers.

Telecom can't count and could be overcharging thousands of customers' broadband accounts.

Sky TV has signed a three-year deal with Telecom to resell all of Sky's television services.

Just how will faster internet benefit New Zealand?

Commerce Commission alleges telco breached rules and deterred rivals.