http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Telecommunications headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:00:08 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=93 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10632779&ref=rss Telecom has created a new section on its website to keep media and customers updated on its XT network during a review and improvements following a series of outages affecting thousands of customers.The inside XT section has information... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:31:14 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10632687&ref=rss So why exactly do farmers need fast broadband?It's pretty simple, says Hamilton dairy farmer John Bluett - time and money.Bluett has two farms milking about 920 cows, with one using broadband and the other on dial up."As... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10632679&ref=rss Telecom may be forced to cut its dividend payments, according to a hard hitting broker report written in the wake of Tuesday's rural broadband announcement.Australian-based Deutsche Bank analyst Sameer Chopra cut his target price... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10632643&ref=rss SAN FRANCISCO - Google received demands from advertising agents in China to provide compensation plans for companies threatened to go out of business by a possible shutdown of the US company's website in the country.Google should... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10632616&ref=rss National MP John Carter has accused telecommuncations provider Slingshot of aggressive tele-marketing and bullying his 86-year-old mother into transferring the home phone line to a Slingshot account.At the end of last year, a... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:11:07 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10632587&ref=rss New Zealand's government isn't trying to undermine Telecom in measures such as bolstering rural broadband services, said Communications Minister Steven Joyce.Telecom stock sank 1.4 per cent to $2.14 on the NZX today, the second... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:16:26 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10632514&ref=rss The Government's $300 million commitment to roll out fast broadband services to rural customers and schools will see Telecom effectively bearing most of the cost - and customers won't end up footing the bill.Communications Minister... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10632468&ref=rss 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.The shares closed down 4c at $2.17, a drop... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10632410&ref=rss When digital television was launched at Te Papa two years ago, a curious thing happened. Most of the radio microphones in the building stopped working.Welcome to the world of spectrum realignment, as frequencies freed up by the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10632536&ref=rss 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.The shares closed down 4c at $2.17, a drop... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:28:32 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10632356&ref=rss Telecom said the New Zealand government's plans to roll out high-speed broadband services to rural areas while overhauling how the phone company is compensated for uneconomic lines will slash earnings over the next three years.The... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:46:29 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10632350&ref=rss Cabinet has approved a $300 million plan to roll out high-speed broadband services to rural New Zealanders while overhauling the way Telecom is compensated for supplying services that aren't commercially viable.Under the proposal... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:05:38 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10632340&ref=rss Proposals for the roll-out of high speed broadband in rural areas have been signed off by the Government and it is expected work will get underway on infrastructure from early next year.Communications and Information Technology... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:24:49 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10632320&ref=rss CANBERRA - Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has hit back at a new report listing his country as a potential internet enemy.Press freedom advocacy group Reporters without Borders released their Enemies of the internet... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:52:43 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10631753&ref=rss Investors would be keen to fund a proposed international telecommunications link, say industry and market commentators - as long as there are stable, long-term tenants on board.Market commentator Arthur Lim said getting the planned... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10631739&ref=rss It is sometimes said that there are two kinds of entrepreneur - the kind that creates wealth by building something new and the kind that shuffles other people's wealth in their direction.We've heard a lot about the latter in the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10631569&ref=rss You won't catch Mike Goss gloating over the misfortunes of Telecom and its XT mobile network. Given that he works for rival cellular network operator 2degrees, that's somewhat surprising.With Telecom giving away 2degrees SIM cards... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:55:11 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10631583&ref=rss Vodafone mobile users have reported trouble connecting in Wellington yesterday and Taupo today.Vodafone spokesman Paul Brislen said there had been no network outage, just a lot of pressure on the network from growing data usage."At... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:12:54 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10631510&ref=rss Lower internet prices and unlimited downloads for home connections are predicted to be the result of a new high-speed link planned between New Zealand, Australia and the United States.The project would build a $900 million, 13,000km... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecommunications/news/article.cfm?c_id=93&objectid=10631459&ref=rss A multimillion-dollar fibre internet link to the United States is likely to provoke a strong response from the existing Telecom-backed cable company.Technology entrepreneur Rod Drury, Trade Me founder Sam Morgan and Warehouse... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200