Some New Zealanders are likely to get a nasty shock while browsing the internet over the next few months - a web page on their computer saying "STOP!".

Robyn Malcolm and Jason Gunn were among the winners in the TV Guide's Best on the Box Awards, while a dark horse took out Best News Presenter.

Telecom's stock price hit an all-time low yesterday after it told the market that its share of the Government's new rural broadband initiative would cost it $168 million over three years.

A proposed optic fibre cable linking NZ, Australia and the USA would unleash billions of dollars of economic potential by connecting NZ businesses to global markets by 2013.

Vodafone plans to refund any Telecom customers penalised for switching mobile phone providers.

Vodafone and Two Degrees are launching offers specifically for disgruntled Telecom users in light of recurring disruptions to the XT network.

The Commerce Commission, in a split decision, has rejected regulation as a means to reduce the costs of mobile phone calls.

A kiwi salesman was stunned to receive a $1100 bill from Telecom for just 10 minutes of internet access from his laptop.

Newcomer mobile company 2degrees says it has signed up 206,000 active customers in its first six months.

New Zealanders have been quick to react to Telecom's XT network failure, on internet forums. Read what they've had to say.

Apple's just-announced iPad looks like a giant iPhone, but it's a lot more than that.