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• Gen-i to cut headcount in Australia

  Telecom NZ’s ICT services division Gen-i will cut more Australian positions after signing a deal to migrate customers to Telstra.

• Vocus buys submarine cable capacity from Telecom NZ

  Vocus has paid Telecom NZ nearly $2.5 million to acquire 10 per cent interest in the Sea-Me-We 3 cable between Perth and Singapore.

• AAPT buy could build TPG’s business market: analyst

  The purchase of AAPT by TPG Telecom (ASX: TPM) could see the ISP grow its business market and take advantage of AAPT’s fibre assets, says independent telecommunications analyst Chris Coughlan.

• Vodafone unlikely to buy out Hutchison's VHA stake: Morrow

  A possible sale by Telecom NZ of its stake in Hutchison Telecom Australia (HTA) could be responsible for recent jumps in HTA’s share price, according to Vodafone Hutchison Australia CEO Bill Morrow.

• Telecom to commercialise national Wi-Fi network

  Telecom New Zealand, which has been in the process of transforming selected public phone boxes into Wi-Fi hotspots, will have 700 of them live by October 7, with 2000 hotspots expected to be live by mid 2014.

• Govt mulls changes to telco obligations

  New Zealand's communications minister, Amy Adams, has issued a discussion paper that canvasses changes to the Telecommunications Service Obligations which mandates Telecom provides a minimum level of service and pricing for residential phone services.

• Telecom NZ completes Revera acquisition

  Telecom New Zealand has announced it has completed its acquisition of data centre and infrastructure services provider Revera.

• Telecom NZ to expand cloud with Revera acquisition

  Telecom NZ has agreed to pay $96.5 million to acquire IT infrastructure and data centre company Revera Limited in a move meant to deepen the telco’s range of cloud services for business customers.

• Telecom NZ cuts 120 at Gen-i Australia

  Telecom NZ has slashed 120 Australian jobs at its ICT services unit, Gen-i Australia, as the division refocuses on large customers.

• Telecom NZ begins hunt for new CEO

  Telecom New Zealand (ASX:TEL) has kicked off the search for a new chief executive to replace the telco's outgoing head, Paul Reynolds.

• NZ Telecom seals Chorus demerger

  Telecom New Zealand (ASX:TEL) has completed the demerger of its Chorus division, making way for its participation in the country’s Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) initiative.

• NZ approves Telecom's open access plan

  New Zealand's telecom ministry has approved Telecom NZ's (ASX:HVN) modified pledge to provide open access to the nation's public-private broadband networks.

• Gen-i to provide Westpac NZ data centre services

  Telecom New Zealand (ASX: TEL) subsidiary, Gen-i, has extended its existing IT contract with Westpac NZ to include data centre services.

• Telecom NZ CEO to quit following demerger

  Telecom NZ (ASX:TEL) has confirmed its chief executive officer, Dr Paul Reynolds, will leave the company next year following its demerger process and rebranding as New Telecom.

• Chorus kicks off UFB construction

  Telecom NZ’s (ASX:TEL) Chorus division has kicked of construction of the Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) initiative following its contract win in May to deploy fibre in 24 of the 33 candidate areas.