The Commerce Commission said the merged entity could have leveraged Sky Sport to reduce competition.

Sky TV's shares have been hammered with investors wiping $293 million off the value.

Vocus' New Zealand earnings soared in the latter half of 2016 as the ASX-listed telco benefited from the addition of CallPlus.

Mark Ratcliffe says he has achieved more than he dreamed was possible as chief executive of Chorus and that he is leaving the telecommunications

Spark has launched legal action seeking a short-term pause if the proposed Sky TV/Vodafone NZ merger gets the green light from the Commerce Commission.

Chorus beat first-half profit expectations and raised its forecast for annual earnings, even as connection numbers fell.

Vodafone and Sky are due to discover in days whether they will be allowed to join forces and create a formidable pay TV and telco provider.

New Zealanders holding out for the cheapest broadband they can find is forcing Spark NZ to compete more aggressively on price.

Spark is considering its options after Sky said they won't delay a planned merger for appeals to go ahead.

The highest usage period of the day is between 8pm and 10:30pm, but one day in December saw more people online using data than any other.

Telecommunications network operator Chorus is set to get regulatory relief for its copper network under new rules governing prices

A man who admitted saying, "you spy, you die" during a phone call to the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) has been convicted.

Spark wants to integrate TeamTalk's services into the larger group, cutting costs by stripping out any duplication and reviewing the business.

About a third of people who have switched to ultra-fast broadband have encountered problems with the installation, Consumer NZ research has found.

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A fault which saw several Jetstar airport check-ins go down this afternoon has been fixed.

New Zealand mobile and internet companies are lacking in customer services, and Spark and Vodafone trail the field.

COMMENT: Women embracing their strengths, says telco boss.

Brenda Wheatley knows the heartache caused by a driver's decision to use a cell phone while behind the wheel.

The Commerce Commission has backed away from Spark's wholesale voice services and asks Simon Bridges revisit the issue in two years.

A Taiwanese investor is providing a shot in the arm which could be a "game-changer".

The country's third-placed mobile operator continues to lift its market share.

SKY TV has cut its 2017 earnings guidance citing rising content costs and falling revenue and subscribers.

Waikato towns are on the list but businesses are sick of waiting for ultra-fast broadband. And some have even taken matters into their own hands. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Police have reached the site where a light plane has crashed near Gisborne today.

The history of the mobile phone and a look at the future for these ubiquitous devices

The GSCB wants to give internet service providers more information and power to block cyber threats.

Sky TV and Vodafone agreed to the Commerce Commission's extension to February 23.

Spark's Jolie Hodson has been named this year's winner of the Deloitte Top 200 Chief Financial Operator of the Year.

Spark agreed to buy the remaining half share of fibre construction business Connect 8 from Vocus.