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Vodafone pays out $270k to customers
Vodafone has settled a case with the Commerce Commission and paid out almost $270,000 to 11,000 customers who signed up to a mobile broadband promotion.
![Telstra's directories sale boosts cash stockpile](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Telstra's directories sale boosts cash stockpile
Telstra has sold off its shrinking directories business Sensis as it builds up a multibillion-dollar stockpile of cash to fund investment and, possibly, higher returns for shareholders.
![Telecom in the dark about Xtra trouble](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Telecom in the dark about Xtra trouble
Hackers are using Kiwis' email accounts to send out thousands of spam messages, and Telecom admits it still doesn't know the cause or scale of the problem.
![Rubicon worth twice share price](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rubicon worth twice share price
Listed forestry investment company Rubicon is potentially worth more than twice its share price, according to global research firm Edison.
![Telecom probes fresh email virus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Telecom probes fresh email virus
Yahoo! Xtra email account users are being asked to delete any suspicious emails they receive as Telecom investigates a possible virus.
![Digicel mulls Telecom Cook Islands deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Digicel mulls Telecom Cook Islands deal
Telecommunications behemoth Digicel is considering buying Telecom New Zealand's interest in the Cook Islands' biggest phone and internet phone provider.
![New Faces: Greg McAlister, Chief executive at Orcon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New Faces: Greg McAlister, Chief executive at Orcon
I have been in the job eight months now, it's been full of challenges, and we are starting to see real traction.
![How to beat call centres (be polite)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How to beat call centres (be polite)
An even temper, good manners and careful record keeping can help defeat call centres that don't co-operate.
![Probe into Chorus trading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Probe into Chorus trading
The Financial Markets Authority says it will investigate the trading of shares in Chorus after receiving a complaint about unusual price movements on Friday.
![Chorus funding to be improved](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chorus funding to be improved
Chorus could cut its funding shortfall for the ultra-fast broadband project from $1 billion to $200-250 million.
![Slingshot used rival's database](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Slingshot used rival's database
Slingshot marketers used login codes to access a Telecom database to improperly switch over customers without their consent.
![Slingshot fined over dodgy transfers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Slingshot fined over dodgy transfers
Internet and phone company Slingshot has been fined $250,000 after it admitted transferring competitors' customers to its business without authority.
![Govt report on Chorus out next week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt report on Chorus out next week
A full report on how internet price cuts will affect Chorus' ability to complete its leg of the ultra-fast broadband scheme will be released next week.
![Slingshot due in court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Slingshot due in court
Internet company Slingshot has accepted Commerce Commission findings that 27 customers were transferred to it without authorisation.
!['Blacklisting' to curb phone thefts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Blacklisting' to curb phone thefts
New blacklisting system will help stop mobile phone thefts by reducing street value of stolen devices, say police.
![AAPT sale price gets analyst approval](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
AAPT sale price gets analyst approval
Telecom has sold its Australian AAPT unit for A$450m to ASX-listed internet service provider, TPG Telecom, beating initial expectations of what the unit would go for.
![New York bank sells down Chorus shares](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New York bank sells down Chorus shares
Chorus' share price has plunged by 50 per cent over the past year - now one of its big shareholders, BNY Mellon, has cut its holding from 7.45pc to 6.3pc. Photo / NZ Herald
![Chorus contracts review](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chorus contracts review
Chorus' ultra-fast broadband contracts could be changed to ensure the project is not at risk.
![No change to broadband rollout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
No change to broadband rollout
Prime Minister John Key says the timetable for the ultra-fast broadband rollout will not be changed, despite a report saying Chorus is not delivering on its contracts.
![No extra Govt funds for UFB - Adams](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
No extra Govt funds for UFB - Adams
Govt not expecting to invest any more than the $1.35b already committed to UFB, despite an independent probe indicating the Chorus' leg of the project is at risk if changes aren't made.
![Adams takes swipe at Vodafone stance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Adams takes swipe at Vodafone stance
Communications Minister Amy Adams has opened fire on Vodafone, saying the telecommunications giant silently backed the so-called "copper tax" coalition.
![Chris Barton: How did Chorus get into this mess?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chris Barton: How did Chorus get into this mess?
Hurrah for democracy. Hurrah for independent regulators. And bloody good job by the parties who gave a collective "no" to National Party cronyism, writes Chris Barton.
![Wait for cheaper web threatens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wait for cheaper web threatens
New Zealanders may have to wait longer for cheaper internet after Chorus yesterday initiated court action to challenge the Commerce Commission's ruling.
![Chorus goes to High Court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chorus goes to High Court
Chorus is taking the Commerce Commission to the High Court over whether the regulator applied the law correctly in making cuts to wholesale broadband prices.