Vodafone says it will honour its Red Network pricing plan after complaints of misleading ads and overcharging were brought to light.

Customers say problems with Vodafone's broadband service extend beyond an online tool that offered discounts to people who were later charged full price.

Police are investigating claims that Google illegally gathered personal email and wireless internet data during its "Street View" operation in NZ.

In the next few weeks many bidders to take part in the Govt-backed rollout of a high-speed broadband network will be knocked out of the game.

At the height of Telecom's problems with its XT mobile network and 111 access, it kept the public in the dark about faults.

Inadequate home wiring, old hardware and software are all creating broadband bottlenecks in the home.

Telecom boss Paul Reynolds is fronting the relaunch of the troubled XT network, saying it is fixed.

More than halfway through the Government's term and the promised fibre roll-out to 75% of Kiwis over the next 10 years still hasn't delivered.

2degrees is set to woo Vodafone's first wave of iPhone customers as they commit to another term with the mobile operator.