BT was yesterday accused of undermining one of the founding principles of the internet - that of "net neutrality" - by creating a two-tier system which would allow content providers to charge for a faster video delivery service.
Telecom won't face regulatory intervention over its premium copper-based VDSL2 broadband service which guarantees speeds of 15Mb/s up, 5Mb/s down.
Telecom has emerged as the front-runner to build the ultra-fast broadband fibre-to-the-home network for most of NZ.
Telecom has been named by the Govt's Crown Fibre Holdings as one of the big winners in its latest list of contenders to deliver its ultra-fast broadband initiative.
Five North Island cities will be among the first to benefit from the Govt's $1.5b scheme to deliver ultra-fast broadband.
Arch rivals Telecom and Vodafone have joined forces to try to deliver high-speed broadband to more NZ homes and schools.
Vodafone admits that smartphone and 3G data customers have been suffering major problems using the network over recent weeks.