Transfield Services, the Australian company hired to roll the ultra-fast broadband network across much of New Zealand, says it is taking action to pay its New Zealand subcontractors.

Dozens of subcontractors working on the Government's ultra-fast broadband network have not been paid for weeks of work on the project.

Mobile phone operator 2degrees is questioning the government's minimum reserve price of $198 million for new fourth generation (4G) mobile spectrum.

Hundreds of workers employed in the rollout of ultra-fast broadband have reportedly downed their tools after not being paid.

It's the biggest corporate deal in more than a decade.

Pre-pay mobile phone users are reaping the benefits of a price war described by Telecom chief executive Simon Moutter as "a bit of a bloodbath".

A push to "hold the line" on market share means Telecom margins have taken a hit over the past year.

A company hoping to build a US$350 million submarine internet cable out of NZ has lined up a listed Australian telco as a customer in a multi -million dollar deal.

Telcos are potentially breaking the law if they refuse to fix a mobile phone outside of its warranty, especially if the problem was not the fault of the customer.

The court cases, I submit, suggest that Telecom and Vodafone are both more inwardly focused on keeping their large contingent of lawyers in employment, writes Dita De Boni.

Telecom and Vodafone are in a High Court scrap over an allegedly misleading ad campaign.

Vodafone says it will defend its new advertising campaign after rival Telecom applied for a High Court injunction.

A company hoping to build a submarine internet cable out of New Zealand is eying up Whangarei as its landing site.

Google is working on plans to turn smartphones into translators which would allow callers to speak into the phone in their own language.

Vodafone New Zealand gained 19,000 mobile customers last quarter, snapping nine straight quarters when it shed clients.

Opening a New Zealand office has proven to be a successful experiment for the British 24-hour a day telephone answering service, Moneypenny.

Big staff reductions have prompted Telecom to leave one of its four buildings at its headquarters on Victoria St, Auckland.

Telecom is hoping to drive customers on to faster broadband services with a deal to offer discounted online access to the English Premier League football.