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Media releases from the Commerce Commission.
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10 Sep 2012
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Vodafone pays hefty price for misleading consumers
Fines imposed against Vodafone New Zealand Limited for breaches of the Fair Trading Act will total close to $1.5 million. Vodafone has been sentenced in the Auckland District Court today on 21 charges brought by the Commerce Commission over marketing campaigns that breached the Fair Trading Act.Read more
13 Jul 2012
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Vodafone New Zealand seeks clearance to acquire TelstraClear
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Vodafone New Zealand Limited seeking clearance to acquire TelstraClear Limited.Read more
4 Jul 2012
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Commission welcomes appointment of Telecommunications Commissioner
The Commerce Commission welcomes Dr Stephen Gale to the position of Telecommunications Commissioner.Read more
1 Feb 2012
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Statement of preliminary issues available for epay/Ezi-Pay clearance application
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from epay New Zealand Ltd seeking clearance to acquire Ezi-Pay Ltd.Read more
18 Jan 2012
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epay New Zealand Ltd seeks clearance to acquire Ezi-Pay Ltd
The Commerce Commission has received an application from epay New Zealand Ltd seeking clearance to acquire Ezi-Pay Ltd. The acquisition would also include certain assets of Compass Communications and the assets or shares of EFTDATA Holdings Ltd. The latter two companies have the same shareholders as Ezi-Pay Ltd.Read more
21 Nov 2011
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Vodafone fined almost $82K for misleading mobile phone $1 a day customers
Vodafone New Zealand Limited was fined $81,900 in the Auckland District Court today after being found guilty of breaching the Fair Trading Act in relation to its $1 a day mobile phone internet data charges.Read more
10 Nov 2011
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Second phone card company fined for misleading marketing
Misleading consumers about the cost of using their prepaid phone card today earned an Auckland-based company a fine of $140,000 in the Auckland District Court before Judge Cunningham.Read more
1 Sep 2011
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Prepaid phone card company fined $100,000 for misleading posters
A company that misled consumers about what it would really cost them when they used their prepaid phone cards has been fined $100,000 in the Auckland District Court for breaches of the Fair Trading Act.Read more
12 Aug 2011
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Vodafone guilty of misleading Vodafone Live! customers: fined $400K
Vodafone New Zealand Limited was fined over $400,000 in the Auckland District Court today after pleading guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act in relation to its Vodafone Live! mobile phone internet service.Read more
3 May 2011
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Commerce Commission concludes Telecom's regulatory financial statements are unreliable
The Commerce Commission today published its summary and analysis of Telecom's regulatory financial statements for the year ending 30 June 2010.Read more