The 2degrees mobile network is working again after a nationwide outage tonight, the company has tweeted.

People donating to causes will be asked whether they want to donate more to cover the new 5 per cent fee.

The AOL-Yahoo merger could take place in a wholly unexpected manner - thanks to Verizon, the largest phone carrier in the US.

About 40 households in a remote area of Waikato have been without access to a reliable phone line for weeks.

Telco network company Chorus says it's hunting for 250 new people as it struggles to cope with long delays in fixing faults.

Data driven decisions could benefit businesses, but Kiwis are slow to adapt to the analytical approach.

A growing number of people say they are frustrated and annoyed with telecommunications provider Chorus.

Residents of an Auckland neighbourhood have had no - or limited - phone and internet access for six weeks which they say is outrageous.

Government's plans to rewrite legislation governing telecommunications will tilt the regulatory approach.

Businesses around Wellington experienced a loss of phone services today.

Following the Herald's coverage of poorly laid fibre cables, Chorus' CEO says his workforce is stretched beyond capacity.

Sky TV shareholders have today overwhelmingly voted in favour of a proposed merger with Vodafone New Zealand.

Staff have been relocated, but operations at the data centre won't be disturbed.

Fibre-optic cables for ultra-fast broadband have been installed across fences and through gardens in some Auckland homes - leaving residents concerned.

Faults on the copper network are causing outages for Spark customers and the telco says Chorus doesn't have enough staff to cope.

COMMENT: Spark chief executive Simon Moutter hit a nerve calling for Google, Facebook and other global media players to pay their fair share of taxes.

Sky TV and Vodafone say they have plenty of rivals and their merger won't by a threat to competition.

COMMENT: Tax - it's about doing the right thing, writes Spark managing director Simon Moutter.

Spark is challenging the claim in the Sky TV/Vodafone merger documents that Vodafone is number one in mobile.

The first state of the nation report into the tech sector says regional NZ needs a better role in the tech sector.

The set-top box is emerging as a key driver of boosting engagement in pay-TV following the release of details on the proposed merger.

Sky TV doesn't have an attractive future as a "pure" pay-TV operator, independent adviser Grant Samuel says.

Rural New Zealand now has average internet speeds of 13.9 Mbps after a broadband upgrade drive.

Shares in Sky TV soared as investors backed the pay-television company's plans to merge with Vodafone.

The planned merger of Vodafone NZ and Sky TV would create a media and telco group ready to make more content available on more devices.

What does the proposed Vodafone NZ - Sky TV merger mean ?

Sky TV chief executive John Fellet has downplayed speculation of a Sky TV and Vodafone NZ merger, saying the telco is "too big" for his company.

The final cell site in the nationwide Rural Broadband Initiative has been switched on in Waipu.

Telco business 2degrees has posted a narrower loss for the 2015 year in a period that saw the business expand.