Vodafone NZ halves data roaming rates to Australia, again

Vodafone Australia has moved to address the disparity in trans-Tasman data roaming fees with those charged by its New Zealand counterpart.

A survey undertaken by New Zealand's Ministry of Economic Development has found the costs of data roaming for New Zealand businesses to be prohibitive to their staff doing business in Australia.

Written by: Graeme Philipson | Published in: MobilityTelecom New Zealand has announced reduced international data roaming charges, to take effect from 21 December.

Vodafone New Zealand - in stark contrast to Telecom NZ and 2Degrees - has branded as "extreme" the prices for the regulated mobile terminating access service (MTAS) announced by the Commerce Commission earlier today, which represent significant reduction on the prices New Zealand's mobile operators presently charge.

Written by: Stuart Corner | Published in: MobilityUK-based Globalgig has launched an international data roaming service - available initially only in the UK, US and Australia - for which users pay rates comparable to domestic data.

Written by: Stuart CornerOpera Software has produced a report that highlights the enormous variation in the prices charged for international mobile data roaming.

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Launch of new mobile plan by Vodafone NZ with a huge differential between on-net and off-net calling rates has led the NZ Commerce Commission to reverse an earlier decision. It now says that mobile termination rates - the prices mobile operators charge other telcos for delivery of calls to their customers' phones - should be regulated.

Vodafone New Zealand has signed a 10 year capacity deal to become the third, and largest, customer of Pacific Fibre, the company planning to build a submarine cable network linking Australia, New Zealand and the US West Coast.

Vodafone has reported the death of the CEO of Vodafone Qatar, Grahame Maher, a former CEO of Vodafone Australia and of Vodafone New Zealand.