Telecom is expected to have attracted more mobile customers in the second half of last year.

'Dear John...' Deborah hill Cone writes a letter to Prime Minister John Key about her holiday in the Hokianga.

Vodafone has settled a case with the Commerce Commission and paid out almost $270,000 to 11,000 customers who signed up to a mobile broadband promotion.

An even temper, good manners and careful record keeping can help defeat call centres that don't co-operate.

I spent almost five hours on hold trying to find out why my Slingshot internet connection was so bad.

The Financial Markets Authority says it will investigate the trading of shares in Chorus after receiving a complaint about unusual price movements on Friday.

Chorus could reduce its funding gap for the ultra-fast broadband project from $1 billion to $200 million.

An EY (Ernst & Young) report into Chorus has warned the payoff for changes to cover a funding shortfall include a drop in services and high connection prices.

Prime Minister John Key says the timetable for the ultra-fast broadband rollout will not be changed, despite a report saying Chorus is not delivering on its contracts.

Govt not expecting to invest any more than the $1.35b already committed to UFB, despite an independent probe indicating the Chorus' leg of the project is at risk if changes aren't made.

Hurrah for democracy. Hurrah for independent regulators. And bloody good job by the parties who gave a collective "no" to National Party cronyism, writes Chris Barton.

New Zealanders may have to wait longer for cheaper internet after Chorus yesterday initiated court action to challenge the Commerce Commission's ruling.

Chorus is taking the Commerce Commission to the High Court over whether the regulator applied the law correctly in making cuts to wholesale broadband prices.

Chorus shares fell to their lowest after minor political parties said they would not support the Government if it tried to override the Commerce Commission's recommendation to cut internet prices.

Internet provider Slingshot will undercut rivals on price when it offers customers ultra-fast broadband in the next fortnight as competition in the fibre market heats up.

Communications Minister Amy Adams has hired Ernst & Young Australia to investigate Chorus's financial position after the Commerce Commission ordered price cuts to the network operator's copper lines.

Chorus is trailing behind other ultra-fast broadband network builders in speed tests, says TrueNet.

Chorus shares have kept tumbling this morning, falling 10 per cent in early trading.

Internet company CallPlus has launched court action to stop a Government review that proposes to override the Commerce Commission and directly set broadband prices.

Telecommunications company Chorus's $95 million payout to investors is being questioned after the company's warning about its financial viability.

The Government has launched an independent probe of Chorus' financial position and its ability to deliver on nationwide ultrafast broadband contracts.

The Government will tomorrow reveal more on its response to the Commerce Commission slashing broadband prices as Chorus' share price continues to tumble.

A Chorus investor has lashed out in a personal email to the Commerce Commission's Stephen Gale and said yesterday's broadband price cut was a "misguided decision".

Chorus will force the Commerce Commission to go back to the drawing board to work out broadband charges.

Editorial: Only in the most extraordinary of circumstances should any government consider over-ruling the Commerce Commission.