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Orcon letter raises valid concerns over cabinet access
Posted Thu 30 April 2009 @ 4:05 p.m. by Louis van Wyk
An open letter to the Commerce Commission from Orcon raises serious concerns over the future of competition in the broadband market.
In the letter, Orcon CEO Scott Bartlett says local loop unbundling was a huge step forward in improving competition in the local telecommunications market, allowing his company to invest in delivering... >> more
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Callplus/Slingshot dial up mobile deal
Posted Wed 29 April 2009 @ 10:25 a.m. by Louis van Wyk
The wholesale mobile market is heating up, as CallPlus will soon launch mobile services over the Vodafone network.
The company will launch its mobile offering under both its CallPlus and Slingshot brands from August.
The announcement comes in the same week as Telecom confirmed the launch date of its new 3G network, while... >> more
Categories: ISPs | Vendors | Wireless carriers
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Regional players form united fibre front
Posted Tue 28 April 2009 @ 2:34 p.m. by Louis van Wyk
A collection of nine lines companies and local fibre companies have rallied into a single group to call for a nationally aligned, regionally based model for the Government’s proposed ultrafast broadband roll-out, based on transparent, open access principles.
The New Zealand Regional Fibre Group has made a collective submission... >> more
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