TelecommunicationsChorus shares hit new lowChorus shares fell to their lowest after minor political parties said they would not support the Government if it tried to override the Commerce Commission's recommendation to cut internet prices.28 Nov 04:30 PM
TelecommunicationsUFB price battle heats upInternet provider Slingshot will undercut rivals on price when it offers customers ultra-fast broadband in the next fortnight as competition in the fibre market heats up.24 Nov 04:30 PM
BDBDBusinessErnst & Young to deliver Govt report on ChorusCommunications Minister Amy Adams has hired Ernst & Young Australia to investigate Chorus's financial position after the Commerce Commission ordered price cuts to the network operator's copper lines.15 Nov 02:00 AM
BusinessChorus trailing in ultra-fast raceChorus is trailing behind other ultra-fast broadband network builders in speed tests, says TrueNet.11 Nov 04:04 AM
TelecommunicationsChorus shares get hammeredChorus shares have kept tumbling this morning, falling 10 per cent in early trading.07 Nov 09:53 PM
TelecommunicationsChorus payout questionedTelecommunications company Chorus's $95 million payout to investors is being questioned after the company's warning about its financial viability.07 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessCallPlus challenges telco law reviewInternet company CallPlus has launched court action to stop a Government review that proposes to override the Commerce Commission and directly set broadband prices.07 Nov 04:30 PM
SharesChorus shares plunge againThe Government has launched an independent probe of Chorus' financial position and its ability to deliver on nationwide ultrafast broadband contracts.06 Nov 10:00 PM
BusinessChorus shares fall furtherThe Government will tomorrow reveal more on its response to the Commerce Commission slashing broadband prices as Chorus' share price continues to tumble.06 Nov 04:35 AM
BusinessBroadband price cut 'misguided'A Chorus investor has lashed out in a personal email to the Commerce Commission's Stephen Gale and said yesterday's broadband price cut was a "misguided decision".06 Nov 01:50 AM
TelecommunicationsPM won't rule out Chorus interventionPrime Minister John Key is refusing to rule out dramatic intervention such as injecting taxpayer cash into network company Chorus.05 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessChorus forces regulator to review chargesChorus will force the Commerce Commission to go back to the drawing board to work out broadband charges.05 Nov 04:30 PM
TelecommunicationsSmaller telcos promise price cutsInternet companies are promising to pass on a big chunk of a price cut announced yesterday - one even says its customers could save $7.50 a month on their bills.05 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Govt must bite the bullet on copper pricingEditorial: Only in the most extraordinary of circumstances should any government consider over-ruling the Commerce Commission.05 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionChris Barton: Am I bovvered?To accept the idea of being under constant observation is to accept imprisonment - ironically by the Land of the Free, writes Chris Barton.04 Nov 08:30 PM
Telecommunications'Fair' returns aim of internet planIn part 2, telecommunications writer Hamish Fletcher asks whether Chorus is set to get a $450m windfall or is this just a fair return?29 Oct 04:30 PM
EnergyCopper internet intervention slammedChorus would get "windfall gains" and have an incentive to "go slow" building the ultra-fast broadband network if the Govt intervenes in the copper internet market, says Vector.17 Oct 03:30 AM
TelecommunicationsTelecom lifts 4G data capsTelecom has raised the amount of mobile internet data offered in its new "4G-ready" plans, but some say users will still chew through monthly allowances.07 Oct 01:45 AM
OpinionChris Barton: Copper tax debate continuesWhat's his game? Is the PM misinformed? Or deliberately spreading misinformation? Chris Barton looks at the issues on the copper tax debate.30 Sep 08:30 PM
TelecommunicationsTelecom backs intervention on copper pricesTelecom, the country's biggest internet and phone company, says it supports intervention on copper prices.23 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandJoyce confirms Vodafone lobbied on internet pricesConsumer NZ boss Sue Chetwin, who is leading a group fighting for lower internet prices.17 Sep 05:30 PM