Efficiently strangling us with red tape
Governments rarely understand tech, never more so than when they try to legislate it.
Entries by tuanzadmin
Samsung launch and the fall and rise of BlackBerry
Apple rules, Samsung is the challenger but what happened to yesterday’s news? The fall and rise of BlackBerry.
Have you ever heard of the Telco Dispute service?
The Telco Dispute Resolution Service is a critical part of the industry landscape, yet the vast majority of customers have never heard of it. What is the TDR and what does it do?
Diggers
We’re digging a tunnel and it’ll cost $1.4bn for 4.5km. Can you guess where I’m going with this?
Back to the future indeed
Vodafone has launched its 4G network which can only be good for users as a technology war starts. But what will the government make of it, given its view that fibre needs to be protected? Will it regulate Vodafone because it’s a competitor?
The Digital Dividend is here, (but isn’t evenly distributed)
The government has announced its plans to auction the 700MHz spectrum and there’s a big hole in it that will need addressing.
A trans-Tasman tunnel, hurrah!
Telecom, Vodafone and Telstra Australia have announced plans to build a new trans-Tasman submarine cable. Will this provide much needed competition on the international leg or doom New Zealand to second-class consumer status for the rest of time?
Telecom’s smart move
What happened when Telecom CEO Simon Moutter decided to do something about outrageous roaming charges? He told us, at a TUANZ After Five last night in Wellington.
No certainty but uncertainty
The minister’s announcement about the upcoming policy review is designed to provide certainty to the market. The outcome does anything but…
Broadband is an adjective
I’ve been arguing about the role of television in driving demand for the UFB. Broadband isn’t a thing, it’s an adjective that describes what customers want and one of those things is access to television.
