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Christopher Niesche: A lesson for Optus - don’t mock your customers

A handy crisis management tip.

Australia's Optus blackout explained: What is a ‘deep network’ outage?

Optus suffered one of the largest telecommunications outages in Australian history.

‘An extra lane on the motorway’ - One NZ wants to buy Dense Air, rival snarls

Commerce Commission to referee Dense Air deal, which could hurt Spark and 2degrees.

Chorus unveils tool to help it face the next big natural disaster

Plus: Spark, One and 2degrees update on their post-Gabrielle efforts to boost resilience.

‘Your First Phone’ helps kids and parents navigate the risky world of mobile phones

Kids and cellphones - it’s not always so easy to know how to approach the topic.

NZ's fastest mobile network revealed

Others respond.

Infratil’s CDC Data Centres gets another valuation hike, Auckland plans expanded

Yet another revaluation as CDC's construction plans expanded, accelerated.

Consumer Watchdog critical as Contact Energy hikes prices by 10pc

Price rise for around half the firm's customers. Move follows broadband price rise.

Police, retailers join forces against ram raiders

Retail security roundtable: co-operation by some of NZ's biggest shop brands.

'World-first' satellite-to-normal-phone call completed

Lynk is competing with Elon Musk's Starlink in the cell tower in the sky stakes.

Buried lead cables less risky than DIY, health expert says

Kiwis making bullets, sinkers, doing up old homes face lead poison risks.

Spark says it’ll be first to deliver a pure hit of 5G

Rivals respond.

One NZ drops '100% mobile coverage’ for new tagline

A cease and desist letter was sent to the local mobile heavyweight.

Chorus takes $7m hit on cyclone, flooding damage

Cyclone has a nasty sting its tail for Chorus.

How old is your iPhone? 2degrees reveals shutdown date for 3G network

It follows rivals Spark and One NZ, who have already announced kill dates.

Infratil buys stake in Console Connect - in which Chinese Govt has indirect stake

Console Connect carries 17 per cent of the world's internet traffic.