Vodafone has warned the Government that its cyber-bullying laws are a "sledgehammer" that could require it to remove entire websites in response to complaints.

Telecom says it will ditch the name of its soon-to-launch internet television service, ShowmeTV, after two companies with similar brand names raised concerns.

Ultra-fast broadband contract changes don't address the fundamental problems Chorus is facing from wholesale broadband price cuts, say analysts.

Telecom believes a problem affecting a small part of its North Island broadband network has been resolved.

So Telecom is to become Spark, launch ShowMeTV and become "the Netflix of New Zealand", writes Chris Barton. What a confusing confluence.

Telecom's ShowMeTV should cut another chink in Sky Television's armour built up over 25 years of being a pay television monopoly, writes John Drinnan.

Sky Network TV's share price has rallied sharply after the company produced a 22pc lift in its first-half net profit, appearing to shrug off any threat from Telecom.

Chorus says it isn't relying on High Court action or an appeal to the Commerce Commission to reduce the changes it has to make to its business.

Analysts are divided over Telecom's Spark rebrand and foray into internet TV with some labelling it a "bold approach" and others a "minor distraction".

Two NZ companies with similar names to Telecom's internet TV venture, ShowmeTV, say resulting consumer confusion will have "massive implications" on their businesses.

Telecom has revealed its plan to become the Netflix of New Zealand by providing movies and TV shows to subscribers over the internet.

Private companies should change their names only after much consideration.

Telecom chief executive Simon Moutter says his company's name change is a "marker", showing that its future is very different from its past.

A former Telecom employee has taken the communications company to court, appealing against his sacking for allegedly falsifying a medical certificate while holidaying in Fiji.

Chorus has put up an alternative proposal to the Commerce Commission on how its physical copper lines should be regulated.

Telecom is expected to have attracted more mobile customers in the second half of last year.

Sky Network Television, New Zealand's dominant pay television operator, will no longer resell its service through Telecom, the nation's largest phone company.

NZ shares were mixed yesterday as investors cast forward to next month's earnings season, and as regional markets mulled this week's Federal Reserve meeting.

New Zealand shares fell yesterday as the market joined a region-wide decline, and was paced by retailers after the Warehouse Group joined Hallenstein Glassons in issuing a profit warning.