Consumers winning, but Vodafone warns of return to 'old Telecom'123rf Competition in the broadband market has grown even as margins have fallen, but a new law will change some rules of the game. But Vodafone says the clock could go back to "old Telecom" if lawmakers don't change a bill now before Parliament. Statistics NZ last month said that the "real cost" of telecommunications services fell 6.3 per cent last year. Spark and Vodafone claim the proposed changes are too generous to network company Chorus and would mean higher prices. OTHER FLASH POINTS- Whether wholesale broadband pricing should be uniform nationwide, as the legislation proposes.

Source: Stuff March 08, 2018 02:39 UTC