2degrees stories - Page 3

Spark, Vodafone, and 2degrees team up for Christchurch
Thu, 16th May 2019
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Chief executives from New Zealand’s largest internet providers have jumped on board with the Christchurch Call to Action.

Forgotten your phone? Nearly half of Kiwis would feel ‘naked’
Wed, 8th May 2019
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A majority of Kiwis are finding mobile phones increasingly indispensable to everyday life, a new survey finds with some very interesting results.

NZ ISPs issue open letter to social media giants to discuss censorship
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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Content sharing platforms have a duty of care to proactively monitor for harmful content, act expeditiously to remove content which is flagged to them as illegal.

Updated: NZ ISPs block internet footage of Christchurch shootings
Mon, 18th Mar 2019
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2degrees, Spark, Vodafone and Vocus are now blocking any website that shows footage of the mosque shootings.

2degrees jumps on the bundle bandwagon with Amazon Prime
Mon, 11th Mar 2019
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Following the trend set by Vodafone and Spark, 2degrees is trying to lure customers into a contract with the promise of access to streaming content.

2degrees lays down the gauntlet with price promise
Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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The telco provider has promised that its residential broadband customers won’t face a pay rise this year.

No Pixel 3 for Kiwis - Why the snub, Google?
Fri, 12th Oct 2018
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Google’s offerings in the NZ market are limited at best and there is no sign of when its latest phone will be hitting our shores.

ComCom says national roaming stays, including 5G
Tue, 4th Sep 2018
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Despite Vodafone and Spark’s protests, the Commerce Commission decided there will be no changes to national roaming in order to promote competition.

2degrees leaps to the cloud with Commvault HyperScale Software
Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
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2degrees was already using Commvault’s data protection solutions but recognised the need for a more holistic approach.

Govt escalates rural broadband completion a year ahead of schedule
Thu, 31st May 2018
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Communications minister Clare Curran says she wants "people to know they don’t have to wait until the end of 2022."

NZ telcos toughen their stance against scam calls and emails
Tue, 24th Apr 2018
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“Historically, when we’ve seen scam activity on our network, we’ve lacked a fast and simple way to coordinate."

Wi-Fi calling is coming to an iPhone near you
Wed, 4th Apr 2018
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This brings the total number of customers on 2degrees who can take advantage of Wi-Fi calling to over 350,000.

The less tangible cost of Vocus New Zealand
Wed, 28th Mar 2018
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"I have lost count of how many times a former FX/Orcon/Callplus employee has told me that they “don’t have visibility” of billing ."

TaaS panel supplier round-up - the big four and more
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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Since its launch in 2015, the TaaS panel has undergone a fair few changes, especially in recent days. We have a look at who is doing what, right now.

2G breathes its last breath as 2degrees shuts down network
Thu, 8th Feb 2018
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2degrees customers, with 2G devices, have until March 15 to upgrade.

Who is going to buy Vocus NZ?
Fri, 8th Dec 2017
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The Vocus Group is reportedly looking for $500 million for its NZ assets as it tries to decrease debt and steady the ship.

ComCom makes final decision on what major telcos will contribute to $50m levy
Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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Some providers pass the levy contribution onto consumers through a charge on their monthly bills.

Deloitte celebrates winners of 2017 Top 200 business awards
Mon, 27th Nov 2017
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"Some may have thought 2degrees were biting off more than they could chew, but the company changed market pricing and has shaken up the duopoly.”

Who’s the greatest NZ Internet provider of them all? Winners announced
Fri, 3rd Nov 2017
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The inaugural Broadband Compare Awards ceremony took place last night to determine New Zealand’s best broadband provider. So who won?

End of an era – 2degrees to shut up shop on 2G
Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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2degrees has announced it's closing down its 2G services on its nationwide mobile network as of March 2018.

2degrees' chief fixed officer - Snap owner Mark Petrie - moves on
Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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“I really could not have chosen a better partner for Snap - which has made working in 2degrees for the past couple of years a lot of fun."

2degrees names Chorus the primary provider of national backhaul
Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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2degrees and Chorus will commission the new 100Gb/s capacity during August. 2degrees is Chorus’ first national 100Gb/s customer.

Week in review: The biggest stories that went down last week on NetGuide
Mon, 20th Mar 2017
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We thought we'd make it easy for you and pick out our highlights of the week in the land of consumer tech.

New smartphone brand launches in NZ, partners with 2degrees
Wed, 15th Mar 2017
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“Like 2degrees, OPPO is about pushing the boundaries of what’s possible so it’s great to be working with another challenger brand.”