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Government spies may face court
The Kim Dotcom case threatens to pull New Zealand's most secretive spy agency into court in a bid which could probe intelligence links with the United States.

Vodafone loses 50,000 customers
Vodafone lost 50,000 mobile customers between July and September, on the back of similar losses in the New Zealand market earlier this year.

Independence key to IT fix-it firm
Industry veterans rely on selling their expertise, not hardware or software.

Chorus to pay for difficult UFB hookups
A solution to who pays for connecting difficult-to-reach houses to the new ultra-fast broadband network appears to have been reached, though it may only last three years.

TelstraClear boss stepping down
TelstraClear chief executive Allan Freeth is leaving the company, following its sale to Vodafone New Zealand.

For hire, for $25,000
Anna Cudby is willing to become a human billboard for up to five months so she can repay a $25,000 student loan.

Vodafone Australia facing mass job cuts
Vodafone Australian plans to cut hundreds of jobs as it works to turn around its struggling performance.

Juha Saarinen: We are all pirates now
How easy is it to be accused of copyright infringement and potentially be caught up into a months-long legal process, asks Juha Saarinen

We’re a digital nation: Survey
New Zealand is fast becoming a digital nation with more Kiwis choosing to use the internet to shop, bank and pay bills than ever before, a survey has found.

Per gigabyte internet charges ridiculous
Patrick Kershaw says charging per gigabyte is wrong. "It is anachronistic to a country moving toward prevalence of the UFB and ultra fast connectivity everywhere."

Editorial: Huawei - spy risk vs gains
Politics makes for strange bedfellows. This week, the Greens and a US congressional committee were united on the threat from Chinese communications giant Huawei.

Expert questions spy risk in net deal
An Australian expert says NZ needs to decide whether Huawei's competitive pricing makes subjecting this country to an economic spying risk worthwhile.

2degrees ordered to pay co-founder
Mobile phone company 2degrees may have to pay more than $1 million to its co-founder Simon "Tex'' Edwards after it incorrectly cut his pay in 2008.