The contentious telecommunications service obligations (TSO) system, which requires certain services to be provided to meet social objectives, is in for a shake-up.

Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe today said he had called for a fundamental review of the local service TSO.

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Telecom NZ has new cannon fodder for separation
Telecom NZ has beefed up its management team, importing experts from the other side of the world to help tackle the arduous task of operational separation.

The incumbent NZ telco has just started pulling itself apart in a three-way operational split, brought on by government urging.

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