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Vodafone: See you in court Telecom
Mon, 5th Aug 2013
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Vodafone defends advertising campaign after Telecom files High Court complaint over misleading SuperNet branding.
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Telecom takes Vodafone to court
Fri, 2nd Aug 2013
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Telecom is suing rival Vodafone, seeking a court order to halt or change its SuperNet adverts, which it deems misleading and in breach of the Fair Trading Act.
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Vodafone NZ stops the rot, adds 19,000 this qtr
Tue, 23rd Jul 2013
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Telco reports customer increase across New Zealand, bucking the previous trend spanning nine consecutive quarters.
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Sell, Sell, Sell…Chorus shares?
Mon, 24th Jun 2013
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Analysts Deutsche Bank have slapped a sell rating on the telco network owner, citing too much regulatory risk. Should shareholders cash in?.
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NZ mobile data demand doubles
Tue, 30th Apr 2013
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New Zealand's mobile data usage has doubled for the second consecutive year, driven by increased smartphone activity, says the Commerce Commission's report.
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Telecom job cuts takes a turn for the worst
Fri, 22nd Mar 2013
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Telecom faces backlash as job cut rumours intensify, with Labour Party alleging up to 1500 redundancies on the horizon, sparking concern among staff.
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Thanks for all the hard work, now you’re fired
Wed, 13th Mar 2013
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Telecom’s strategic review of Gen-i Australia slashes 120 jobs, focusing on large corporate customers amid revenue dip and past scandals.
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Finally some good news for Telecom, new Kiwi CFO appointed
Fri, 1st Mar 2013
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Following a week of playing catch-up to rival Vodafone, Telecom looks ahead by hiring new chief financial officer.
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Great job team, now you're fired
Fri, 22nd Feb 2013
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Telecom to cut hundreds of jobs following revenue dip, CEO stresses need to remain competitive. Do you agree with the cuts?.
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24/7 Modica Group a shining light
Mon, 11th Feb 2013
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New Zealand-based mobile software and internet service provider offers Telecom customers another option after gateway closure.
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Telecom CFO resigns
Fri, 21st Dec 2012
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After 11 years at Telecom, CFO Nick Olson resigns to join Fletcher Building; the company will start recruiting a successor in the New Year.
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Telecom down…again
Wed, 12th Dec 2012
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Telecom customers in New Zealand face further connection issues, following two outages yesterday, with no compensation offered.
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Telecom fixes NZ-wide fault
Tue, 11th Dec 2012
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Telecom resolves major broadband outage that left 200,000 customers offline; service restored but some may still face issues with reconnecting.
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Telecom buys online Kiwi charity site
Thu, 22nd Nov 2012
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Telecom has acquired Kiwi charity platform Givealittle.co.nz, eliminating its 5% admin fees. This marks a new era in zero-fee fundraising in New Zealand.
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Copper lines could crash fibre investment
Wed, 31st Oct 2012
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Chorus says copper lines regulation threatens to derail investment in building a national fibre network by undercutting the new technology.
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Telecom to extend smartphone network by xmas
Tue, 2nd Oct 2012
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Telco firm to begin rolling out dual-carrier HSDPA to New Zealanders by Christmas as shareholders re-elect directors to the board.
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WorldxChange gets serious about growth with new COO
Wed, 29th Aug 2012
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Industry veteran Tim Smith joins as new chief operating officer in a deal the company calls a real coup as it ramps up its growth plans.
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Brent Colbert leaves Microsoft amid restructure
Tue, 28th Aug 2012
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Director of Partner Strategy across New Zealand made redundant after eight years with the company as the software maker begins internal restructure.
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Antitrust regulator backs away from probe into Chorus copper service, mulls pricing regime
Fri, 17th Aug 2012
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The Commerce Commission has halted its investigation into Chorus's copper service pricing, now pondering a suitable pricing regime for the ageing tech.
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Telecom Business CEO resigns
Fri, 3rd Aug 2012
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Alan Gourdie, CEO of Telecom Retail, has resigned effective 31 October 2012, after leading the company through a critical era of growth and competition.