‘Predatory’ - rural ISPs on Starlink’s cut-price new deal for Kiwis
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Is it the worst possible time to send helpdesk jobs to Manila?
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Full-year operating earnings guidance narrowed. Sky Box rollout finally underway.
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The glitch caused mayhem yesterday as eftpos and banking services were out of operation.
'Challenging' and 'difficult' situation as Far North residents forced offline
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Power cuts blamed for no cellphone and internet in parts of Northland
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Hold the line: How can we build a more resilient system?
Elon Musk's Starlink internet proves value in cyclone-struck regions
Despite chaos, some Starlink users reporting stable connections.
Leading Questions: Mark Callander’s power play
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Australian Apple workers strike over rostering and pay
200 union members in Australia had either walked off or didn't show up to their shifts.
Free cricket is back: Spark exits sport, transfers content to TVNZ
Formula 1 out of the picture.
Spark Sport sale: Telco confirms talks with TVNZ
Analyst says deal would make sense.
Govt’s new $2000 broadband installation grant for rural homes - Starlink will be eligible
New $15m scheme will cover about 7500 remote households.
Why AWS is spending $7.5b on NZ data centres
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Chris Bishop: Results of underinvested infrastructure in plain sight
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How Spark is moving NZ forward with 5G and fibre rollouts
End-to-end infrastructure services key to new telecoms entity Entelar.
Ultra Fast Fibre programme a glass act
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Elon Musk's NZ push: The number of Starlink customers will surprise you
The number of local Starlink customers will surprise you.
'I can't afford to feed my kids': 2degrees overcharges customers in error
A mum said she was struggling to feed her kids after the phone company overcharged.
Elon Musk threatens to pull Starlink satellite service from Ukraine
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Changing its name: Vodafone NZ rebrands - why TVNZ 'won't be happy'
Move comes three years after change of ownership.
The NZ smartphone market: Who's on top, and who's taken a thumping
Post-lockdown trends emerge.
Optus cyberattack: Up to 9m Australians' details exposed, put up for sale
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How Consumer ranked telcos for customer-friendliness
2degrees came out on top but was let down by its annual summary.
Long-time rival re-emerges as 2degrees reveals board
Telco reveals directors following merger with Orcon Group.
Spark 5G trials super fast flavour of 5G in Canterbury, all mobile players raise questions about Starlink freeloading
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