Telcos set to hike prices next month
The country's three biggest internet companies are planning to charge customers more from next month and the general manager at one of them doesn't think broadband will ever be as cheap as it was....
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Spark hikes its prices
Spark says it has 'no choice' but to hike retail prices for its home phone and broadband plans, a move that will kick in from February.
Juha Saarinen: Data centres and Amazon's amazing scale
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Stock Takes: Jetpack firm tips potential big investor
Martin Aircraft Company has extended its IPO for two weeks as the firm negotiates with a potential investor that could become a cornerstone shareholder.
Chorus shares rise to 13-month high
Chorus shares rose to a 13-month high after the Comcom lifted the price it can charge for access to its copper lines.
Juha Saarinen: Internet prices and ye olde copper network
Everyone's poring over the Commerce Commission's draft decision on ye olde copper phone line network. And no one's happy.
Price warning after Chorus win
Spark has warned that its prices could rise after the Commerce Commission this morning proposed a new wholesale rate that Chorus can charge retailers.
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Juha Saarinen: Broadband slowdown and bad TradeMe experiences
Chorus has decided not to anger its customers, and has pulled the proposals that could have led to slower broadband performance for everyone.
Chorus sees growth in high-speed connections
Chorus is seeing growth in its high-speed fixed line connections as it continues to roll out the bulk of the govt-sponsored ultrafast broadband fibre network.
Chorus broadband changes likely to breach rules
Chorus’ proposed changes to wholesale broadband services are likely to breach “good faith” terms, according to legal advice received by the Commerce Commission.
Stoush over broadband plans
Telecom and Chorus are having their first big squabble since they split up, with the phone and internet company complaining to regulators over its former network.
Chorus gets early access Crown Fibre funding - for a price
Chorus has cut a deal with Crown Fibre Holdings to bring forward funding of $178 million - though at a high interest rate.
Chorus debt rating affirmed by S&P with negative outlook
Chorus's BBB credit rating was affirmed by Standard & Poor's with a negative outlook that reflects prospects for the network company's 'headroom' within financial covenants to shrink.
Chris Barton: Fibre rifts and rancour
Talk on the outside says the fibre fast track process can only lead to one thing - the price going up and yet again favouring Chorus shareholders, writes Chris Barton.
Chorus loses copper price court bid
Telecommunications network operator Chorus has lost a bid to dismiss a Commerce Commission determination setting the price for services on its copper lines.
Chorus offers copper pricing proposal
Chorus has put up an alternative proposal to the Commerce Commission on how its physical copper lines should be regulated.