Telecom says quarterly earnings rose 9 per cent to $163m, despite falling revenues. Its new high speed XT network has also had a strong start.

Telecom is crying foul over the government's proposed changes to the levy put in place to protect rural customers when the carrier was privatised in the 1990s, saying it will lead to less investment in outlying areas.

TelstraClear has unveiled a multi-million-dollar technology spend-up aimed at connecting thousands of customers to its own network.

Telecom has shaken up the holiday season cellphone marketplace with sharp pricing on mobile broadband and unlimited cross-network texting.

Broadband subscriber numbers rose 27 per cent in the 15 months to June to 1.1 million, Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) says.

The Government has fired the starting gun on its billion-dollar broadband rollout.

The High Court has found today that Telecom leveraged its position to charge competitors disproportionately high prices for access to its network.

Telecom has angered internet customers by hiking the price of unlimited broadband access.

The Govt has proposed phasing out the Telecommunications Service Obligations (TSO) levy and setting up a new $300m rural broadband initiative.