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Spark stories - Page 27

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Spark: No compo for you
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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Spark says no to compo as irate customers rage over last night's major North Island outage, leaving many without vital communication links.
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Spark crapped itself last night
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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Spark customers were sent into an annoyed frenzy last night when a breakdown impacted data, texts and phone calls.
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Qrious partners with Roy Morgan Research to provide insights into Kiwi market
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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Qrious teams up with Roy Morgan to transform NZ market insights, merging cutting-edge analytics with detailed consumer profiling.
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Spark's Revera sued by consultant over $3.1 million commission fee
Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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Revera has been sued by a consultant who claims he missed out on $3.1 million in commission fees when the business was sold to Spark New Zealand in 20.
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Consumer NZ poll slams Vodafone and Spark
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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Consumer NZ survey finds sharp drop in customer satisfaction with Vodafone and Spark, underperforming in service reliability.
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Bigpipe takes aim at Spark
Thu, 5th Feb 2015
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Bigpipe has set its sights on gaining the number three spot in the New Zealand market and says OTT services may be on the cards.
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Vocus and Spark form construction joint venture for fibre
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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The joint venture puts Spark in an even better position to help New Zealand businesses navigate a digital future in which fibre will become increasing.
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Spark Digital focuses on cloud and data centres with new leadership
Thu, 29th Jan 2015
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Spark Digital appoints Mike Smith as GM for Cloud, Infrastructure and Data Centres, aiming to bolster its leadership in digital services in New Zealand.
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New players pose threat to established unified comms vendors
Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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Emerging UC players set to shake up the New Zealand market, challenging giants like Microsoft and Cisco with fresher cloud-based solutions.
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Chris Quin leaves Spark after nearly 25 years
Wed, 28th Jan 2015
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Craig Young, TUANZ chief executive, says Quin’s open leadership, experience and general ability took Spark through some interesting times.
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MARKET CLOSE: NZX 50 rises to record again; Meridian paces yield stocks higher
Tue, 27th Jan 2015
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New Zealand shares rose, pushing the NZX 50 Index to a record, as low interest rates spurred investors to seek out companies paying reliable divide.
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Vodafone being coy about Lightbox counter attack
Tue, 27th Jan 2015
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Vodafone is setting up to offer Sky TV’s Neon free for six months to Vodafone customers on unlimited data plans.
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Spark shakes up leadership team and hones in on digital first strategy
Tue, 27th Jan 2015
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Spark New Zealand reshuffles executive team, embracing a 'Digital First' ethos to spearhead market growth and innovation.
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Spark Digital new head of marketing a 'real coup'
Fri, 23rd Jan 2015
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Mark Redgrave's appointment as Spark Digital's new marketing chief heralds a major win, armed with prolific international and tech expertise.
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Spark's free Lightbox offer earns praise
Tue, 20th Jan 2015
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Spark's move to offer free Lightbox subscriptions to broadband customers earns applause, signalling a digital leap in New Zealand's TV consumption.
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Spark customers to get free Lightbox for a year
Tue, 20th Jan 2015
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Spark currently has more than 600,000 home broadband customers, and each will have access to a free year-long Lightbox subscription.
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Reduced profits and fewer ISPs – the NZ ISP Market In 2015
Fri, 9th Jan 2015
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Brendan Ritchie takes a look at the increasing difficulty ISPs face in their quest to return a profit for their shareholders.
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Are Vodafone and Spark using ComCom copper prices as an excuse to charge more?
Thu, 8th Jan 2015
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New Zealand ISPs face backlash after raising broadband prices amid uncertainty over wholesale price of copper, says InternetNZ.
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Get ready to pay more for broadband in 2015
Wed, 7th Jan 2015
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New Zealand telecommunications providers Spark and Vodafone have announced they will increase their prices in 2015.
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Spark NZ to pay 19 million toward telco levy
Mon, 5th Jan 2015
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New Zealand's Commerce Commission has released its final decision on the liability allocation for telecommunications providers.