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'Fair' returns aim of internet plan
In part 2, telecommunications writer Hamish Fletcher asks whether Chorus is set to get a $450m windfall or is this just a fair return?
Copper internet intervention slammed
Chorus would get "windfall gains" and have an incentive to "go slow" building the ultra-fast broadband network if the Govt intervenes in the copper internet market, says Vector.
Telecom lifts 4G data caps
Telecom has raised the amount of mobile internet data offered in its new "4G-ready" plans, but some say users will still chew through monthly allowances.
Chris Barton: Copper tax debate continues
What's his game? Is the PM misinformed? Or deliberately spreading misinformation? Chris Barton looks at the issues on the copper tax debate.
Telecom backs intervention on copper prices
Telecom, the country's biggest internet and phone company, says it supports intervention on copper prices.
Joyce confirms Vodafone lobbied on internet prices
Consumer NZ boss Sue Chetwin, who is leading a group fighting for lower internet prices.
Internet scrap boots up
Government intervention in the copper broadband market is a quick fix to rushed policy introduced in 2011, says former Telecommunications Commissioner Ross Patterson.
Stop Govt broadband intervention - Vodafone
Vodafone has hit out at "ill-conceived" intervention in the copper broadband market proposed by the Government.
Joyce's 'arm twisting' link to broadband deal - Cunliffe
Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce's "arm twisting" of would-be participants in a campaign fighting for lower internet prices is linked to the Government's "shabby deal" over ultra-fast broadband with network company Chorus, said Mr Cunliffe.
Joyce's part in broadband fight revealed
Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce has confirmed he persuaded would-be participants in a campaign fighting for lower internet prices not to take part.
Chorus and copper pricing - the debate
Telecommunications Users association head Paul Brislen and Chorus chief executive Mark Ratcliffe present both sides of the internet pricing debate.
Transfield takes action to pay workers
Transfield Services, the Australian company hired to roll the ultra-fast broadband network across much of New Zealand, says it is taking action to pay its New Zealand subcontractors.
Broadband workers due weeks of pay
Dozens of subcontractors working on the Government's ultra-fast broadband network have not been paid for weeks of work on the project.
Broadband workers down tools over pay
Hundreds of workers employed in the rollout of ultra-fast broadband have reportedly downed their tools after not being paid.
Chris Barton: Is the cost of broadband about to rise?
There's a Machiavellian hand at work in Amy Adams plans to raise the cost of broadband for New Zealand consumers, writes Chris Barton.
Big growth in mobile shopping
Shopping via mobile devices is on the rise in New Zealand, according to new research.
Slowly into the future with UFB
Ultra-fast broadband is spreading, but where are the customers? Anthony Doesburg reports.
Online shopping: What women want
Intimate lingerie, wedding dresses and adult toys are three of the most popular buys for Kiwi women shopping online, a new survey has revealed.