Posts Tagged ‘Vodafone’
2degrees welcomes Minister’s call for reconsideration of mobile termination fees
2degrees welcomes the announcement today by the Minister for Telecommunications, Steven Joyce, that the Commerce Commission should reconsider its recommendation to impose above cost Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs) in light of recent market changes.
MTRs are the ‘toll charges’ paid by telephone companies to connect calls to mobile networks, and New Zealand has some of the most expensive in the world. The Commerce Commission’s investigation into the possible regulation of MTRs…
Tags: 2degrees, Anita Mazzoleni, OfCom, Steven Joyce, Vodafone
Decision extends suffering for New Zealand mobile users
Today is a very disappointing day for New Zealand mobile users. After much delay, the Commerce Commission appears to have squandered a golden opportunity to finally bring New Zealand mobile prices into line with the rest of the developed world.
Tags: 2degrees, Anita Mazzoleni, competition, mobile, MTR, Telecom, Vodafone
Third contender adds spice to mobile phone war
Published by nzherald.co.nz
By John Drinnan | May 12, 2009
It is tempting to call it a phoney war.
Before World War II, the great powers of Europe had declared war on one another, but neither side was committed to their attack.
In New Zealand, telecommunications marketing hostilities have escalated to skirmishes in the last days of Vodafone’s 3G marketing monopoly with internet-friendly 3G mobile phone services.
Last week, Vodafone complained that Telecom’s new XT…
Tags: 2degrees, John Drinnan, nzherald.co.nz, v Telecom, Vodafone
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