Telecom

Telecom is slashing about 120 Gen-i Australia jobs as it starts to implement the new strategy announced at its half-year result release last month.

Telecom's first-half 2013 report today is likely be to scrutinised for its strategic outlook and review process, as much as its bottom-line result.

A second internet link out of New Zealand announced today will not address Telecom's "monopoly" on international connectivity, the Green Party says.

Telecom cancelled the passwords of about 60,000 Yahoo! Xtra email accounts on Saturday night to stop spam being sent from customers' accounts.

Telecom says the threat of regulation on roaming charges will not change its plans for more changes to rates for its customers travelling overseas.

Telecom is planning to upgrade its mobile data network in Wanaka this year.

Telephoning, skyping, texting and emailing in Queenstown, Frankton and Arrowtown on devices just became free and easy thanks to a new service introduced by Telecom this summer.

Broadband services are returning for hundreds of thousands of Telecom customers following an outage this morning.

Telecom was receiving plenty of praise around the blogosphere yesterday after announcing it was slashing data roaming charges for travellers using their smartphones and other mobile devices overseas.

Change is inevitable for Telecom as it continues to face intense competition in every market in which it operates, new chief executive Simon Moutter says.