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2Degrees co-founder takes aim at rivals

Chief executives need to be prepared for tough questions and in the telecommunications business, Tex Edwards is renowned for calling industry leaders to account.

Chairman commits to telco's transition

Risks of ultrafast broadband may hit share price

Pacific Fibre link gets heavyweight investor boost

A planned high-speed fibre link between New Zealand, Australia and the US has been given a boost with the emergence of several high profile investors.

Telecom appoints new independent director

Phone ad not so phoney

<i>Liam Dann</i>: Trend is clear - the freeze is over

Remuneration for top executives continues to grow faster than for ordinary workers.

CEO pay lifts off as profits stagnate

The <i>Business Herald's</i> executive pay survey shows the number of chief executives being paid more than $1 million jumped from 26 to 32 between 2008 and 2009.

Vodafone apologises to misled customers

Vodafone says it will honour its Red Network pricing plan after complaints of misleading ads and overcharging were brought to light.

Customers unhappy with Vodafone's broadband service

Customers say problems with Vodafone's broadband service extend beyond an online tool that offered discounts to people who were later charged full price.

<i>Stock takes</i>: Good mates

Vodafone denies discount offers misleading

Vodafone has been accused of offering some broadband customers discounts and later charging them full price.

The broadband scramble

In the next few weeks many bidders to take part in the Govt-backed rollout of a high-speed broadband network will be knocked out of the game.

<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Fibre firms wooing backers for deep-sea link

Telecom mute on faults

At the height of Telecom's problems with its XT mobile network and 111 access, it kept the public in the dark about faults.

Broadband solution can begin in the home

Inadequate home wiring, old hardware and software are all creating broadband bottlenecks in the home.