Spark stories - Page 32
Telecom offers targeted prepaid plans
Wed, 29th Jun 2011
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Telecom launches flexible prepaid plans, letting customers tailor their usage: talk, text, or data, without being tied to a contract.
Exec shuffle at Telecom
Fri, 3rd Jun 2011
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Telecom reshuffles execs amid Chorus demerger to enhance UFB and RBI efforts, aiming for sharper customer focus, says CEO Reynolds.
Telecom lowers capex estimates
Fri, 6th May 2011
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Telecom slashes its capex forecasts, with 2011 spending to hit $900m-$930m, down from upto $1bn, amid stringent cost control and investment strategy shifts.
TelstraClear backs Tele-fone rural bid - sees new services
Fri, 12th Nov 2010
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Chief Executive Allan Freeth applauds today's news that Telecom and Vodafone will work together on a rural broadband bid.
Update: Telecom Micro-SIM released today
Mon, 26th Jul 2010
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Telecom XT launches Micro-SIM, enhancing iPad connectivity with special data plans. Available across NZ, offering seamless 3G service.
CEO’s riverside pitch for XT - video
Thu, 3rd Jun 2010
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Amid XT Network woes, Telecom's CEO strolls riverside in Otago for a charm offensive TV ad, urging Kiwis to re-embrace the service with humour and humility.
Spark Ideas Challenge winners revealed
Fri, 28th May 2010
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The winners of Spark's Ideas Challenge, incorporating the $10k and Aspire Challenges, have been unveiled, focusing on both social and commercial innovation.
XT - independent review, angry CEO
Thu, 28th Jan 2010
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Telecom announces an independent review after XT Network crashes again, leaving the CEO angry at letting customers down.