Archive for February, 2010

The road to XT

February 26, 10 by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz
BACKING THE WRONG HORSE Government-owned Telecom Corporation is born as a new State Owned Enterprise telecommunications asset of the Post Office in 1987. It is valued at $3.2 billion. The new company launches New Zealand's first...

Liam Dann: As usual, it is the investors who lose out

February 26, 10 by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz
Telecom shares were already so low that they didn't have far to fall in the wake of the XT disaster. But events of the past month are still devastating for long-term - long-suffering - shareholders.Telecom, despite regulation,...

Buck stops with Telecom over mobile network miseries

February 26, 10 by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz
"You have to ask: Do you guys really know what you are doing in mobile?," says telco analyst Paul Budde.Sydney-based Budde, who has followed Telecom's progress for years, is scathing."The track record over the last 20 years...

Angry with Telecom? We’ll pay break fee, says Vodafone

February 26, 10 by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz
Vodafone will today announce a fresh offensive to capitalise on Telecom's ongoing woes.Paul Brislen, Vodafone spokesman, said the company would refund any Telecom customers penalised for switching mobile phone providers.Under...

GPS Jamming Devices Pose Many Threats (w/ Video)

February 25, 10 by PHYSorg.com: Telecom News
(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest GPS jamming devices are now being used by car thieves in the UK to render stolen cars and trucks undetectable by law enforcement. These devices also pose a threat to airlines and US military overseas.