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Mobile termination - Commission draft report predictable and welcome
Posted Tue 30 June 2009 @ 1:45 p.m. by Ernie Newman
You don't need me to tell you that the Commerce Commission has issued a draft report this morning signalling that mobile termination rates should be more than halved - from around 15c to 7.2 cents a minute. Cents a minute always sound small so lets translate. Suppose you spend 10 minutes a day on calls to mobiles.... >> more
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Sky reaches its limit with data caps
Posted Tue 30 June 2009 @ 1:27 p.m. by Louis van Wyk
Anyone who has ever asked what business benefits ultra-fast broadband can deliver should pose this question to Sky TV.
In fact, ask any broadcaster.
In a time when illegal downloading of music, movies and TV shows is rife, broadcasters have had to adapt by themselves offering free or low-cost download services to their audiences.
And... >> more
Categories: Fixed line carriers | Innovation | ISPs | TUANZ policy
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Why we're all feeling busy!
Posted Mon 29 June 2009 @ 3:31 p.m. by Ernie Newman
Tom Pullar-Strecker of the DomPost has compiled this list of the regulatory issues facing Telecom which he calls "Telecom's Seven Struggles." Its quite a perceptive analysis.If Tom's predictions are right Telecom is in for something like one win and four losses, with two more too close to call. So what about users?... >> more
Categories: Fixed line carriers | Innovation | ISPs | Regulatory | TUANZ policy | Vendors | Wireless carriers