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Chorus shares hit new low
Chorus shares fell to their lowest after minor political parties said they would not support the Government if it tried to override the Commerce Commission's recommendation to cut internet prices.
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Govt loses pricing support
The Government's support partners have come out against the proposal to override the Commerce Commission's recommendation of a cut to internet prices.
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Telecom to pump money into tech firm
Telecom has joined forces with Sir Ray Avery's technology startup and will invest $5m to help develop a wristband that constantly monitors someone's vitals and stores the info online.
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UFB price battle heats up
Internet provider Slingshot will undercut rivals on price when it offers customers ultra-fast broadband in the next fortnight as competition in the fibre market heats up.
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Telecom: Premier League deal a test run
Telecom's English Premier League deal was a test to see how customers use online TV, says chief executive Simon Moutter.
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Kiwis on wrong side of 'digital divide'
Poor, elderly, small town dwellers and Maori and Pacific people are being left on the wrong side of the "digital divide", according to a new survey of NZ internet use.
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Telecom switches on 4G network
Telecom switched on its 4G mobile internet services overnight in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
![Liam Dann: Govt broadband dithering fuels Chorus slump](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: Govt broadband dithering fuels Chorus slump
Liam Dann asks, "Has the Government lost its mojo? It is dealing with the broadband pricing issue the way my 5-year-old removes a Band-Aid - slowly and painfully."
![Chorus shares get hammered](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chorus shares get hammered
Chorus shares have kept tumbling this morning, falling 10 per cent in early trading.
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Chorus payout questioned
Telecommunications company Chorus's $95 million payout to investors is being questioned after the company's warning about its financial viability.
![Xero fourth biggest on market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Xero fourth biggest on market
Xero briefly became a more valuable company than Telecom yesterday following another major rally in the online accounting software provider's stock.
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Editorial: Govt must bite the bullet on copper pricing
Editorial: Only in the most extraordinary of circumstances should any government consider over-ruling the Commerce Commission.
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PM won't rule out Chorus intervention
Prime Minister John Key is refusing to rule out dramatic intervention such as injecting taxpayer cash into network company Chorus.
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Chris Barton: Am I bovvered?
To accept the idea of being under constant observation is to accept imprisonment - ironically by the Land of the Free, writes Chris Barton.
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Broadband fight comes down to the wire
The "grumpiest" telecommunications debate in more than a decade could be all but settled next week.
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Fast broadband for NZ needs carrot
A "carrot" rather than a stick should be used to encourage people to move to ultra-fast broadband and keeping slower internet prices higher is the wrong way to get them to switch.
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'Fair' returns aim of internet plan
In part 2, telecommunications writer Hamish Fletcher asks whether Chorus is set to get a $450m windfall or is this just a fair return?
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NZ's $450 million broadband battle
Broadband battle Part 1 of a 4 part inquiry Tomorrow: Will intervention transfer wealth from consumers to Chorus? Coming up: How intervention in the copper market affects the ultra-fast broadband scheme