Rural broadband big players talking
Rural broadband big players talking
Telecom and Vodafone seem to have the inside running in building the $285 million rural broadband network under the Government's initiative.
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Broadband decision may hurt rural users
Broadband decision may hurt rural users
A Government decision to award a rural broadband contract to Telecom and Vodafone might leave rural internet users with worse service than those in urban centres, the Labour Party says.
Egypt's woes echo worldwide
Egypt's woes echo worldwide
Political upheaval in Egypt has prompted massive sharemarket downturns, a spike in global oil prices and undermining of currencies worldwide.
Vodafone questions mobile rate cut
Vodafone questions mobile rate cut
Vodafone is warning consumers there is no guarantee the price of cellphone-to-cellphone calls will drop despite the Commerce Commission's recommending a slashing of wholesale rates.
Joint broadband bid attempt to check rivals
Joint broadband bid attempt to check rivals
Vodafone and Telecom have tried to head off their likely competition to close the Government's so-called "digital divide" by yesterday announcing a joint bid to the Rural Broadband...
Move for 3G towers at Glenorchy
Move for 3G towers at Glenorchy
Vodafone New Zealand says customer demand for increased cellphone coverage at Glenorchy prompted its application for resource consents to build communications towers at Greenstone Station Rd on Mt Nicholas on the western side of Lake Wakatipu.
Global charity began at home
Global charity began at home
Vodafone human resources director Michael Stanley is also chairman of the company's charitable foundation. He talks to business editor Dene Mackenzie about why he is such a passionate supporter of the foundation.
Vodafone announces iPad data plans
Vodafone announces iPad data plans
Vodafone has announced its data pricing for the Apple iPad, which goes on sale in New Zealand tomorrow.
Cellphone tower could lift Tapanui reception
Cellphone tower could lift Tapanui reception
Tapanui residents struggling with poor cellphone reception could have a new tower erected near the town in the next 18 months.
Vodafone internet fault fixed
Vodafone internet fault fixed
An internet fault which affected Vodafone customers this morning has been fixed, the company says.
Minister urged to accept revised position on telcos
Minister urged to accept revised position on telcos
Communications Minister Steven Joyce is being urged to accept a revised Commerce Commission report recommending controls be placed on the prices mobile phone companies charge competitors to connect to their networks.
Vodafone customers experiencing internet issues
Vodafone customers experiencing internet issues
Vodafone customers are experiencing problems with mobile and fixed-line internet this morning, the company says on its Twitter page.
Vodafone alliance with Canadians for broadband bid
Vodafone alliance with Canadians for broadband bid
Vodafone has formed an alliance with Canadian company Axia to bid for the Government's planned ultra-fast broadband project.
Vodafone cutting mobile roaming cost
Vodafone cutting mobile roaming cost
Vodafone is cutting the cost of mobile roaming around the world, acknowledging that as more customers use smartphones, the price of data roaming has become more of an issue.
Competition among telcos hotting up
Competition among telcos hotting up
Telecom and Vodafone yesterday signalled their market intentions as the competition intensifies in New Zealand's telecommunications industry.
Vodafone plan mystery to staff
Vodafone plan mystery to staff
Most staff at Vodafone shops visited by Commerce Commission mystery shoppers had not heard of a mobile plan the company wanted included in commission benchmarking.
Interest in iPhone crashes website
Interest in iPhone crashes website
The hype surrounding the launch of Apple's 3G iPhone has crashed Vodafone New Zealand's website and details released today show the new gadget might cost much more than originally thought.
Vodafone releasing iPhone in NZ
Vodafone releasing iPhone in NZ
Vodafone will launch Apple's "iPhone 3G" in New Zealand shops on Friday.
New toys, more reach promised by Vodafone
New toys, more reach promised by Vodafone
Vodafone's business roadshow in Dunedin yesterday was as much about unveiling next-generation gadgets - some of them seemingly straight from a Bond film - as it was about announcing half-billion-dollar plans to extend network coverage to most of the country by 2010.
Vodafone says 3G rollout ahead of schedule
Vodafone says 3G rollout ahead of schedule
Vodafone says it will extend its 3G mobile broadband coverage to "97 percent of places New Zealanders live work and play" by the end of May this year.