Synopsis
This report provides an overview of the major telecommunications players in New Zealand. Telecom New Zealand dominates the market in fixed-line access for both the residential and business sectors and is also one of the two major mobile operators, Vodafone New Zealand being the other. TelstraClear is Telecom’s major competitor in fixed-line access, although Vodafone is slowing emerging as a major fixed-line competitor also, after acquiring ihug. Other major players include Kordia, which owns one of the largest telecom networks in the country and is the major provider of television and radio broadcast facilities and CallPlus, which provides residential and business customers nationwide with a full range of retail Internet, voice and data services.