Cost of broadband to go up
Spark warns customers to expect a rise in their internet and landline bills as cost of copper increased.
Spark warns customers to expect a rise in their internet and landline bills as cost of copper increased.
Juha Saarinen talks New Zealand telcos and the final decision on how much will they will pay towards the Telecommunications Development Levy.
Spark New Zealand will buy Computer Concepts Ltd (CCL) for $50 million as it continues to acquire IT services firms to beef up data-driven revenue.
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Connections to ultra-fast broadband are increasing according to Chorus' last quarter.
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Chorus shares fell after the telecommunications network operator reported a 39 per cent decline in annual profit.
Net profit dropped to $91 million, or 19 cents per share, in the 12 months ended June 30, from $148 million, or 31 cents, a year earlier.
Chief executive Simon Moutter tells Matt Nippert it was a tough time at the old Telecom but the rebrand to Spark has turned things around.
Net profit fell 19 per cent to $375 million but underlying earnings are up.
Is Windows 10 causing UFB congestion? Chorus is rejecting a claim from telco company Digital Island.
Spark's home security system Morepork has been launched, but it's only for the company's broadband customers.
From tomorrow, Spark customers will be able to monitor their home from their smartphone with 'Morepork'.
Interactive map shows house-by-house broadband coverage - and minister believes it will be popular with house-hunters.
A soldier has been awarded a higher-than-average costs payment after a long battle with internet company Orcon.
Interactive map shows the best spots to access ultra-fast broadband.
Finance Minister Bill English says the government doesn't want to spend any more money on UFB for fear it might "stuff it".
Internet company Orcon has paid an army soldier $25,000 after a long-running battle over a bogus debt.
Physical plastic sim cards could soon be a thing of the past in a move being discussed by industry heavyweights.
Orcon says it will pay a soldier $25,000 "as soon as possible" after he hired a bailiff to visit the company.
A soldier who found it nearly impossible to rent a home or obtain credit because of a bogus debt is now facing a battle to claim his compensation.
The worst monthly slump in Chinese stocks in two years wiped away more than US$34 billion ($50.8 billion) in combined net worth of the richest people in June.
Broadband users are unlikely to see any immediate changes to their monthly bills after the announcement of a new wholesale pricing decision.
The Commerce Commission has released a decision on broadband internet pricing - largely leaving planned wholesale price hikes unchanged.
The price of broadband and Chorus shares could be on the move today as the Commerce Commission releases an updated draft decision on wholesale line charges.