Telecom's profits are down, but the company is refusing to be drawn on how the Govt's Ultra Fast Broadband contract might affect profits.

Telecom has reported a 32 per cent slide in first-half profit as earnings shrank in its fixed, mobile and data businesses.

2degrees says it is about to invest another $100 million in its network over the next two years, extending its reach across more of New Zealand.

Some secondary schools are banning cellphones in changing rooms to try to stop students photographing and then texting images of their peers.

Awarding Telecom and Vodafone the task of building the rural broadband network could stifle competition, say industry players.

The Govt is close to striking a deal with Telecom and Vodafone for its rural broadband initiative.

Cheaper calls may be at hand, but you'll probably still need two phones to get the best deals.

Egyptians, blocked from the internet, are being offered a way by Google and Twitter to "tweet" by using a voice connection.

Vodafone has increased its New Zealand contact centre capacity after political unrest in Egypt forced one of its contact centres to close.

He has switched sides of the fence once before in his move from journalism to PR.

Major changes are on the way for public sector information technology.