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Holly Ryan: Spark swipe reignites price row
Spark yesterday reignited the copper pricing debate, hitting out at the Commerce Commission and Chorus after the commission set its draft price.
Chorus paces rise in sharemarket index
New Zealand shares rose yesterday, paced by Chorus as its first-half earnings met with market expectations. Xero rose to a four-month high as a seller exited the stock.
Spark profit tipped to drop
Broker Forsyth Barr is tipping a drop in profit at Spark when the NZX's biggest listed company reports its half-year result tomorrow.
No compensation for Spark users
Yesterday's five-hour long service outage meant smart phones were useless for customers in many parts of the North Island.
Spark's mobile network goes down
A breakdown at telecommunications giant Spark impacted data, texts, and phone calls for customers in many parts of the North Island tonight.
Dividend payers lead NZ market down
New Zealand shares fell yesterday from a record close paced by Meridian Energy, Precinct Properties New Zealand and Spark New Zealand, as the appetite waned.
Spark in joint venture with Vocus
Vocus Communications, the Australian fibre network and data centre company, has agreed with Spark New Zealand to form a new construction joint venture, Connect 8.
Sharemarket heads back up after slide
New Zealand shares rose yesterday, heading back towards a record high after a two-day slide.
Second day of falls for NZ shares
New Zealand shares fell for a second day as the kiwi dollar's slide to a four-year low sapped overseas investor appetite for high-yielding stocks.
Director of Spark NZ resigns
Spark New Zealand director Maury Leyland will resign from the telecommunications company's board from the end of next month.
Departing Chris Quin earns high praise at Spark
Spark chief executive Simon Moutter is parting on great terms with his No 2 executive Chris Quin with appreciation "for a job well done".
Hunt for yields drives shares to record
New Zealand shares rose to a new record close yesterday as holidays in Auckland and Australia kept trading volumes light.
Free Lightbox to boost Spark broadband
Spark is giving away its subscription video-on-demand service Lightbox to broadband subscribers to encourage people towards online entertainment and uncapped broadband deals.
Vodafone price hike 'shaky ground'
Vodafone is on "shaky ground" in raising its fibre internet prices along with copper-line broadband charges, says InternetNZ.
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....
Lightbox signs major studio deal
The battle of video-on-demand is stepping up as Spark's Lightbox announces a new studio deal with one of the world's biggest content providers.
Sport is added to Lightbox package
Online TV service Lightbox and Coliseum Sports Media have signed a 50:50 partnership but at this stage they are not promising lower prices.
Telcos bury hatchet for cable
Vodafone and Spark chiefs Russell Stanners and Simon Moutter have put aside competition to partner up and build the transtasman telecommunications cable along with Telstra.
Moutter guiding telco's progress
Spark Telecommunications company Spark under the strong leadership of Simon Moutter has this year reclaimed the top spot as the most valuable company on the NZX.
Internet outage hits thousands
Some Aucklanders were without broadband for up to 12 hours after a fault with Chorus cut the internet connection.
Aucklanders' internet down for 12 hours
An issue with broadband electronics was behind the outage that caused 15,000 Auckland households to lose internet overnight.