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Report: NZ phone line costs highest in OECD
Kiwis who make only a few calls from their home line a month are paying the highest line rental in the OECD, says the Commerce Commission.

<i>Chris Barton: </i>It's hard to break free of the copper shackles
Telecom shows its reluctance to give up monopoly.

Telecom shifting thousands into $280m HQ
NZ's largest corporate relocation has begun as Telecom shifts 2650 staff into its new $280 million international HQ in Auckland.

'Good for Australia, bad for NZ' - ASX/Singapore merger
The Singapore stock exchange takeover of its Australian counterpart is "good for Australia, bad for us," says an adviser to John Key.

Internet users can face two-year waits
Enduring long waits to get internet access is a phenomenon not limited to Central Auckland, according to other would-be web users.

Aucklander waits one year for broadband
A central Auckland resident has slammed "Third World" services after being told he would have to wait up to a year to be connected to broadband internet.

Commerce Commission looks into alleged Telecom breach
The Commerce Commission has launched an investigation into whether Telecom's wholesale unit broke the rules by discriminating against retail rivals

Increased GST rate applied to September bills
Hundreds of thousands of households have been charged the higher rate of GST for goods supplied before the GST rise took place.

Telecom needs broadband terms 'within weeks'
Telecom says it needs to conclude terms with the Govt in the next few weeks if it is to be its partner in an ultra-fast broadband network.