Faults on the copper network are causing outages for Spark customers and the telco says Chorus doesn't have enough staff to cope.

COMMENT: Spark chief executive Simon Moutter hit a nerve calling for Google, Facebook and other global media players to pay their fair share of taxes.

Sky TV and Vodafone say they have plenty of rivals and their merger won't by a threat to competition.

Spark has completed a $200 million programme upgrading the backend for its customer service IT platforms.

With no working phone line, there are fears an 87-year-old woman has been left without a lifeline.

COMMENT: Tax - it's about doing the right thing, writes Spark managing director Simon Moutter.

Spark is challenging the claim in the Sky TV/Vodafone merger documents that Vodafone is number one in mobile.

New research confirms Netflix is the streaming service of choice with Kiwis, with more than 264,000 paid subscribers. But what about its competitors?

Spark NZ chief executive Simon Moutter is leading the first New Zealand Innovation mission to Israel this coming week.

Mobile data speed of 1.15 gigabits per second is the fastest mobile data speed in New Zealand, says Spark.

Spark home broadband customers will now receive a free subscription to Lightbox for the entirety of their plan.

Spark has announced a big overhaul of its senior executive team.

WATCH: The latest piece of cable connecting New Zealand to the world wide web has landed in Raglan.

Skinny Mobile has been recognised for its customer service with two awards.

Henri Eliot talks publishing a skills matrix that provides shareholders with the information needed to evaluate a board's skill set mix.

Spark has been given the go-ahead to buy an unused radio spectrum and expand its wireless services.

Spark customers on some monthly plans will be able to continue streaming music on Spotify for free.

Those who pledged money in the recent Givealittle campaign will get first chance to be one of three lucky families to stay at the popular beach.

Changes to consenting rules for ultra-fast broadband connections are tipped to halve the wait time for most requests.

Spark is exploring new ways to deliver video entertainment to customers, but Lightbox's chief executive says this won't be affecting its product.

Falling fixed line business is being more than offset by better mobile and broadband, says Spark.

New Zealand has a telecommunications sector outperforming its OECD counterparts in a number of ways according to a report released by an industry lobby group.

Two of New Zealand's biggest internet and mobile providers have been slammed in a customer satisfaction survey.

An idyllic, privately-owned beach will be added to the Abel Tasman National Park if a Givealittle campaign to purchase the land succeeds.

Breaking up might be hard to do, but unions take work too.

Spark has announced it will pledge $20,000 to the Givealittle project to buy a $2 million Abel Tasman beach.

Video updates and apps for staff are among the tools being put to work at Spark Digital.

Thousands of people have been affected by a privacy breach and their information could have been published in the phone book without their permission.