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.

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

Former employees have questioned Telecom's security policies and one can still look up customer details despite having left his job.

Supply of old-style net addresses is fast running out - but help is at hand.

The office of the Privacy Commissioner has cautioned businesses against using confidentiality deals as "window dressing" as it probes a major security breach which allowed a rival access to Telecom customer details.

The former England soccer star is the latest celebrity to sue the News of the World newspaper.

Telecom is investigating what it says is potentially fraudulent accessing of customer information.

The Privacy Commissioner is to investigate a security breach that has revealed personal details of every Telecom customer.

A company planning to provide New Zealand with a new connection to faster internet has secured important links with US investors.

Vodafone in Australia has denied that customers' personal details were made publicly available on the internet.

BT was yesterday accused of undermining one of the founding principles of the internet - that of "net neutrality" - by creating a two-tier system which would allow content providers to charge for a faster video delivery service.

Complaints against the telecommunications industry have more than trebled in the last three years, with an increasing number made about non-members, giving rise to calls for the scheme to be made compulsory.