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Telecom's customer data open to ex staff
Former employees have questioned Telecom's security policies and one can still look up customer details despite having left his job.
<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Upgrade opens door to virtually infinite internet
Supply of old-style net addresses is fast running out - but help is at hand.
Gascoigne to sue as phone-hack scandal grows
The former England soccer star is the latest celebrity to sue the News of the World newspaper.
Telecom probing database access claims
Telecom is investigating what it says is potentially fraudulent accessing of customer information.
Telecom rival implicated in security breach
The Privacy Commissioner is to investigate a security breach that has revealed personal details of every Telecom customer.
Pacific Fibre secures new investors
A company planning to provide New Zealand with a new connection to faster internet has secured important links with US investors.
Vodafone NZ distances itself from security breach claims
Vodafone in Australia has denied that customers' personal details were made publicly available on the internet.
BT accused of creating two-tier internet for UK
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.
Regulation push as telco complaints soar
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.
Online reunion brings family some Christmas cheer
Chief Petty Officer Steve Clarke received the best Christmas gift ever yesterday: Watching his children unwrap their presents.
Commission calls for lower mobile termination charges
The Commerce Commission has called for lower wholesale voice and text pricing to encourage competition in NZ's cellular market.
Telecom bosses to lose credit cards
Telecom's entire executive team has cut up its corporate credit cards, as the company starts an efficiency drive.
Telecom keeps control of premium broadband service
Telecom won't face regulatory intervention over its premium copper-based VDSL2 broadband service which guarantees speeds of 15Mb/s up, 5Mb/s down.