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  • Telco Cold Calls

    Consumer member Pam is usually immune to the hard sell. But after a lengthy call from Origin Communications, she told us she felt bullied into switching her phone and internet services to the company. She says it then took several long phone calls to cancel the deal.

  • Computerworld: Draft TCF Code

    The Telecommunications Forum (TCF) has released a draft code for public comment on “full disclosure” and more consistent description standards for retail broadband offerings.

  • Code for disclosure of broadband plan information announced by the TCF

    The TCF has issued the Draft Broadband Product Disclosure Code for public consultation.

  • Demand for mobile data doubles for second year in a row says telco report

    “Fuelled by our ever-increasing use of smartphones and other mobile devices, New Zealanders almost doubled the amount of mobile data they used for the second year in a row. Fixed broadband data use also doubled in the last year with the average amount of data traffic per user now at 19GB per annum,” said Telecommunications Commissioner Dr Stephen Gale.

  • Commission Announces Next Step in Seeting UBA Price

    The Commerce Commission has today released an updated timetable for completing its determination of a cost-based price for wholesale broadband – the unbundled bitstream access (UBA) service.

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Calendar

  • June 2013

    • 20th

      Number Portability User Group Meeting

      9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
    • 21st

      TCF UFB BSS/OSS WP Meeting

      10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
    • 26th

      Product Stewardship Operations Meeting

      3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
    • 27th

      Broadband Product Disclosure Meeting

      9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
    • 27th

      Customer Transfer Code Working Party Meeting

      2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
  • July 2013

    • 4th

      Number Portability User Group Meeting

      9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
    • 4th

      UFB Product Forum Meeting

      9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    • 5th

      Mobile Handset Blacklisting Working Party Meeting

      10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
    • 11th

      Broadband Product Disclosure Meeting

      10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
    • 17th

      Product Stewardship Operations Meeting

      2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
    • 18th

      Number Portability User Group Meeting

      9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.