New mobile phone operator 2Degrees is cutting the cost of texting and calling over its network by at least half.

Telecom staff were told this morning that the company's 'Mr XT', responsible for mobile devices and services, would leave at the end of his contract in July.

Telecom mobile phone customers on the network's XT and CDMA networks have experienced more intermittent outages today.

Vodafone says it is "fully focused" on ensuring the patchy service does not happen again.

After 20 years in the mobile game, how could Telecom get it so wrong?

The cause of four outages to Telecom's XT mobile network since Christmas remain unknown, the head of Alcatel-Lucent says.

Richard Hammond has spoken out about the XT shambles, saying the launch was "good fun" but he hadn't personally tested the service.

Customers wanting to get out of Telecom XT contracts may have grounds to do so - but only if they have been the victim of repeated faults in the network.

Telecom admits it has still not determined the exact cause of its crippling XT network outages.

More bad press over Telecom's calamity-prone XT network saw the telco giant's stocks take a hit yesterday, with its share price dropping 6c after the resignation of its chief technical officer.

Paul Reynolds says as CEO, he is there to lead Telecom through the "tough times" - something he could not achieve if he were to resign.

Telecom CEO Paul Reynolds says XT technology partner Alcatel is on notice over the network's constant failures, while announcing the company's plan to compensate affected XT customers.

Vodafone and Two Degrees are launching offers specifically for disgruntled Telecom users in light of recurring disruptions to the XT network.

Telecom under further pressure despite the resignation today of one of its top executives.