Patrick Kershaw says charging per gigabyte is wrong. "It is anachronistic to a country moving toward prevalence of the UFB and ultra fast connectivity everywhere."

Politics makes for strange bedfellows. This week, the Greens and a US congressional committee were united on the threat from Chinese communications giant Huawei.

An Australian expert says NZ needs to decide whether Huawei's competitive pricing makes subjecting this country to an economic spying risk worthwhile.

Mobile phone company 2degrees may have to pay more than $1 million to its co-founder Simon "Tex'' Edwards after it incorrectly cut his pay in 2008.

The iPhone 5 was launched in NZ early today to eager customers standing by to be first in - and All Black great Jonah Lomu did the honours at one Auckland store.

Telco avoids major damage to its reputation by owning up to the wrongdoing, says brand expert.

Vodafone New Zealand has been fined $960,000 for misleading advertising after the company pleaded guilty to 21 charges laid by the Commerce Commission.

Former Telecom boss Paul Reynolds pocketed more than $12 million in cash and shares during his final year with the company.

High-speed broadband has caused some hiccups, but Chorus is learning lessons in communication and managing expectations along the way.

Rakon will today sign a letter of intent with Huawei Technologies, quadrupling its sales to the company to US$56 million over the next five years.

Vodafone has apologised after a major nationwide fault hit its customers today.