http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for Telecom Corporation of New Zealand en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:15:03 +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/telecom/news/headlines.cfm?o_id=207 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... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10632679&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:00:10 +1200 The New Zealand Superannuation Fund produced a 1.88 per cent return in February even though the value of its holding in Telecom fell. Currently 7 per cent of the fund is invested in New Zealand equities and Telecom is its third-largest... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10632670&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:59:00 +1200 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... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10632587&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:16:26 +1200 The New Zealand sharemarket gained in early trading following a rally by stocks in the United States, after the US Federal Reserve kept monetary policy http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10632555&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:11:09 +1200 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... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10632514&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:00:20 +1200 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... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10632468&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:00:20 +1200 A new low for Telecom, after the company outlined the cost of the latest government reforms, helped push the New Zealand sharemarket into the red in an otherwise quiet session. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 23.4 points,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10632414&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:26:25 +1200 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... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10632356&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +1200 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... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10632350&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:05:38 +1200 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... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10632340&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:24:49 +1200 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... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10632320&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:52:43 +1200 The New Zealand sharemarket edged ahead 0.2 per cent today, with mixed movements among the big players. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 6.01 points to 3231.15, with Telecom down 2c at $2.21 but Fletcher Building up 3c at $8.18... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10632214&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:57:05 +1200 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... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10631569&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:00:11 +1200 The New Zealand sharemarket continued to reflect a patchy economy, ending today mixed on light volume. The Warehouse finished down 6c at 386, having risen to 402 after reporting a 17 per cent rise in half-year net profit to $57.4... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10631687&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:05:07 +1200 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... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10631583&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:12:54 +1200 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... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10631459&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:24:16 +1200 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... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10631510&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +1200 The New Zealand sharemarket closed little changed on a day in which the Reserve Bank did as expected and left official interest rates at a record low 2.5 per cent. The rate decision, and accompanying comments, were followed by... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10631388&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:33:39 +1200 Businessmen Sam Morgan, Stephen Tindall and Rod Drury are part of "an early stage" venture to build a submarine fibre cable between Australia, New Zealand and the United States, with five times the capacity of the existing... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10631374&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:13:38 +1200 The New Zealand sharemarket rose today, following a decline yesterday after nine consecutive days of gains. "It was a good performance by the local market considering there were flat performances offshore," said Grant Williamson,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/telecom/news/article.cfm?o_id=207&objectid=10631191&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:31:22 +1200