Telecom has announced flat-rate data plans for its customers travelling overseas, with CEO Simon Moutter saying they would be easier for customers to understand.

Telecom has ruled out compensation for the thousands of customers across the country who went without broadband for several hours this morning.

Analyst predicts Telecom faces major battle to fight off rival's bid for a greater share of broadband market.

A solution to who pays for connecting difficult-to-reach houses to the new ultra-fast broadband network appears to have been reached, though it may only last three years.

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has gone on the PR offensive, announcing its sponsorship of an All Whites match.

New Zealand is fast becoming a digital nation with more Kiwis choosing to use the internet to shop, bank and pay bills than ever before, a survey has found.

The wages which need to be reduced are those of the CEOs and other high-level management positions, writes Ryan Wood. "A maximum wage also has a trickle-down effect."

Patrick Kershaw says charging per gigabyte is wrong. "It is anachronistic to a country moving toward prevalence of the UFB and ultra fast connectivity everywhere."

Politics makes for strange bedfellows. This week, the Greens and a US congressional committee were united on the threat from Chinese communications giant Huawei.

An Australian expert says NZ needs to decide whether Huawei's competitive pricing makes subjecting this country to an economic spying risk worthwhile.