Telecommunications

The telecommunications firm, CallPlus, has backed down on its pledge to keep giving its customers access to global digital content. Audio

The phone and broadband retailer, Spark, is planning a 100 million dollar share buyback. Audio

Following up our story last Friday on new housing developments and apartments only being wired with fibre optic cabling, which makes it impossible to have a traditional phone line. The issue has also… Audio

Residents of a new block of Wellington Council flats just want a phone line. But they are having to pay for ultra fast broadband as well. Can anything be done so these elderly people don't have to pay… Audio

For more than seven hours today many Vodafone customers nationwide were unable to make calls, text, or use data. Audio

The difficulties of choosing the best home phone, internet and entertainment package in an ever changing landscape. Hadyn Green is the technology writer for Consumer Magazine. Craig Young is the chief… Audio

Ernie Newman - Digital economy consultant, formerly the voice of the Telecommunications Users Associaiton of New Zealand. Barbara Brookes - Professor of History at the University of Otago… Audio

Telecommunications companies are being criticised for following each other's lead in putting up internet prices, despite a Commerce Commission decision that lowered the wholesale price for the copper… Audio

The telecommunications commissioner says he wants to give the industry as much certainty on new copper-line pricing as soon as possible, but he's making no promises. Audio

Spark says it has to raise its prices because it's facing significantly higher costs as a result of regulatory decisions. Audio

Vodafone is to follow Spark and increase its costs for broadband and phone lines, but it won't yet say by how much. Audio

Vodafone looks set to follow suit as Spark hikes broadband and home phone charges, after a surprise move by the Commerce Commission last week. Audio

A former bank economist and former Commerce Commission member, Donal Curtin unpicks the Commission's decision on copper pricing and telcos reaction. Audio

Spark says it has an edge against other competitors aiming to deliver high value data services and content to businesses and consumers. Audio

Cellphone customers who opt for pre-pay are being warned to think carefully before buying now that 2 degrees has followed its competitors - Sim-locking low cost models. Audio

Minister of Communications and in the third Somali Government, who is trying to assert control over the lawless factions in the recovering state, and re-establish the institutions of civil society. Audio

Small business owner David Williams, whose phone was cut off after dispute with Black and White, and David Russell, chair of the Telecommunication Dispute Resolution which deals with complaints from… Audio

The Chatham Islands have no cellphone network, but 2014 could be the year when it's green lit. Audio