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A digital bill that's far too broad
Technology columnist Chris Barton comments on the problems with the Harmful Digital Communications Bill.

Global mode put on notice
On Thursday entertainment and television players Spark, MediaWorks, Sky and TVNZ fired a warning shot to Slingshot, Orcon and Bypass Network Services.

Chorus terms to be reviewed
The Commerce Commission is to review the terms under which Chorus offers unbundled bitstream access (UBA) to retail telecommunications companies.

Hutchison Whampoa continues revamp with $19.9b deal for O2
Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa have agreed to acquire Telefonica's O2 unit in the UK as the billionaire continues his efforts to remake the conglomerate.

Snap acquisition 'critical move'
2degrees' acquisition of internet service provider Snap allows the company to get into the rapidly growing movie and TV content business.

2degrees to reveal future of business
Mobile brand 2Degrees has called a media briefing for this morning to "announce a major development regarding the future of the business."

It's official: Google wants to offer cellular service
A top Google exec has confirmed that the search giant wants to start offering wireless service.

Kordia back in black as it shakes up Oz
Kordia Group, the broadcasting and telecommunications network operator, returned to a profit in the first half on an improved performance at its Australian business.

FlexiGroup buys Spark rentals unit
Spark has agreed to sell its Telecom Rentals business for $106 million to Australian financial services company FlexiGroup.

Spark slammed over 111 'threat'
An Auckland woman has slammed Spark for a “threatening” voicemail message which warned her that her overdue phone bill could affect her ability to call 111.

Widening US-Europe mobile gap focus in Spain
The top speakers at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona are two Americans who symbolise pressing threats for Europe's carriers.

Study eases brain cancer fear
New Zealand researchers have found "no consistent increase" in brain cancer during a period of rapidly increasing cellphone use.

New boss as Telstra eyes north
Australia's largest telco, Telstra, is also pursuing an Asian expansion strategy, and on Friday appointed the man in charge of that expansion to run the entire company.

Spies 'hacked SIM card maker'
British and American spy agencies allegedly hacked into a Dutch company that make SIM cards to obtain encryption keys.

Digital addiction a growing trend
A new consumer behaviour survey backs other research that there is a growth of "digital dependency" in New Zealand, according to a leading academic.

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.

Welcome to the internet of everything
Parallel to the exponential growth in technology is the growth of the internet of everything, or put simply, the connectivity of all devices to the internet.

Google gets serious in taking on the telcos
First it conquered search. Then it was online video and advertising. Now Google is turning its attention toward telecommunications.

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.