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Another Step Forward for Drop the Rate, Mate
Wednesday, 4 August 2010, 5:16 pm | Drop the Rate Mate
Communications and IT Minister Steven Joyce's landmark decision to accept the Commerce Commission's recommendation to regulate mobile termination rates will benefit every New Zealander who uses a mobile phone says the Drop the Rate, Mate! campaign. More >>
Historic Day for Consumers
Thursday, 17 June 2010, 4:26 pm | Drop the Rate Mate
The members of the Drop the Rate, Mate! campaign are celebrating an historic win for consumers, as the Commerce Commission delivers its recommendation to regulate mobile termination rates to the Minister. More >>
Campaigners Welcome Commerce Commission Decision
Thursday, 13 May 2010, 1:13 pm | Drop the Rate Mate
The members of the Drop the Rate, Mate! campaign are thrilled with the draft report released today by the Commerce Commission, which recommends the Government regulate mobile termination rates. Campaign spokesperson Suzanne Chetwin says that the decision ... More >>
Drop the Rate Campaign Welcomes Minister's Request
Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 11:25 am | Drop the Rate Mate
Drop the Rate, Mate! has praised Communications and IT Minister Steven Joyce's request that the Commerce Commission reconsider its recommendation on the regulation of mobile termination rates. More >>
Two Commerce Commission Members Do an About-Face
Monday, 22 February 2010, 4:28 pm | Drop the Rate Mate
Two members of the Commerce Commission have done an about-face, after repeated voluntary undertakings from the big telcos - while another, Anita Mazzoleni, has sided with consumers, the Drop the Rate, Mate! campaign said today. More >>
Vodafone Misleading Over Termination Rates
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 11:48 am | Drop the Rate Mate
Vodafone has been distributing misleading information on mobile termination rates (MTRs) through its retail network. The material, obtained from Vodafone’s Queen Street store in Auckland, carries an article written by Vodafone’s External Communications ... More >>
Kiwis Demand Lower Mobile Termination Rates
Monday, 2 November 2009, 1:44 pm | Drop the Rate Mate
Kiwis continue to demand lower mobile termination rates with eighty-four percent of New Zealanders now saying that Telecom and Vodafone are ripping them off, according to Drop the Rate, Mate's second round of opinion polling released today. The same ... More >>
"Cut Rates Now" Says Mobile Phone Campaign
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 9:45 am | Drop the Rate Mate
There should be no more opportunities for telecommunications companies to delay proper competition in the mobile and land lines markets, Drop the Rate, Mate! has told the Commerce Commission. More >>
Drop the Rate, Mate! Welcomes Decision Process
Thursday, 17 September 2009, 11:30 am | Drop the Rate Mate
Drop the Rate, Mate! has welcomed Communication and Information Technology Minister Steven Joyce’s announcement last week that he will not accept commercial offers on mobile termination rates from Vodafone and Telecom, and will instead wait for ... More >>
Telecom And Vodafone Responses “Laughable”
Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 1:39 pm | Drop the Rate Mate
Telecom and Vodafone stand accused of making laughable claims about the market effects of cutting mobile termination rates (MTRs) in response to yesterday’s highly successful launch of Drop the Rate, Mate! A spokesman for Drop the Rate, Mate!, Matthew Hooton, ... More >>
Drop the Rate, Mate! Campaign Launch
Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 9:47 am | Drop the Rate Mate
The issue today is mobile termination rates. We have eight organisations here today – representing hundreds of thousands of farmers, students, workers, Maori and all consumers – who are sick of Kiwis being ripped off when they use their phones. ... More >>
Campaign Launched Against Telecom/Vodafone Rip Off
Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 9:34 am | Drop the Rate Mate
Kiwis now have the chance to express their opposition to Telecom and Vodafone’s rip-off charges with the launch of a new campaign against their excessively high mobile termination rates (MTRs) The campaign is called “Drop the Rate, Mate!” ... More >>
81% Of Kiwis Say Drop The Rate, Mate!
Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 9:30 am | Drop the Rate Mate
Eighty-one percent of Kiwis know they’re being ripped off by Telecom and Vodafone. That’s the key finding from an independent quantitative study by Curia Market Research Ltd, commissioned by Drop the Rate, Mate! and published today. The same study shows ... More >>
Campaign Against Telecom And Vodafone Rip Offs
Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 4:23 pm | Drop the Rate Mate
Kiwis now have the chance to express their opposition to Telecom and Vodafone’s rip-off charges with the launch of a new campaign against their excessively high mobile termination rates (MTRs) More >>
