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TCF Supports Better Transparency Of Disputes Scheme Membership From All Telco’s
Friday, 30 September 2022, 11:12 am | TCF
The Telecommunications Forum (TCF) supports the decision by the Commerce Commission to promote transparency of membership of the Telecommunications Disputes Resolution Scheme (TDR). The Commerce Commission underlined the importance of the TCF and their ... More >>
ISPs working together to block websites with footage
Sunday, 17 March 2019, 2:32 pm | TCF
New Zealand Internet Service Providers working together to block websites with footage of Christchurch shooting More >>
Commerce Commission Report confirms TCF findings
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 12:03 pm | TCF
The New Zealand Telecommunications Forum (TCF) welcomes the Commerce Commission’s annual telecommunications monitoring report which shows that New Zealanders are well served by the industry. The Commission findings support the information published ... More >>
Telecommunications industry supports changes to legislation
Tuesday, 23 February 2016, 11:26 am | TCF
The TCF welcomes the announcement by the Minister of Communications, Amy Adams that the Government is moving to change legislation to assist the roll-out of UFB in situations involving shared property. The changes will remove a barrier to connecting to the ... More >>
TCF supports land access changes to streamline UFB rollout
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 2:13 pm | TCF
The Telecommunications Forum (TCF) welcomes the proposals by the Minister of Communications, Hon Amy Adams, intended to facilitate the roll-out of UFB in New Zealand. “A lot of New Zealanders are asking for UFB to be connected to their homes, apartments or ... More >>
TCF delighted with approval of mobile recycling scheme
Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 3:47 pm | TCF
The New Zealand Telecommunications Forum (TCF) is delighted Minister for the Environment Amy Adams has approved its industry mobile recycling programme as an accredited Product Stewardship Scheme. TCF outgoing Chief Executive David Stone says the scheme – ... More >>
New Zealand Telecommunications Forum appoints new CEO
Monday, 7 July 2014, 10:27 am | TCF
Geoff Thorn has been appointed as the new CEO of industry body, the New Zealand Telecommunications Forum (TCF) Geoff has extensive knowledge of the regulatory and legislative environment, most recently as General Manager of the Parliamentary Service and previously as General ... More >>
Check Before You Buy a Second Hand Mobile
Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 3:24 pm | TCF
The New Zealand Telecommunications Forum (TCF) has today launched an online service that allows mobile phone users to check whether a handset has been blocked from use on New Zealand networks before they buy, saving innocent purchaser’s time and money. More >>
Leading ‘big data’ expert to speak in New Zealand
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 10:50 am | TCF
AUCKLAND 21 February 2013: The New Zealand Telecommunications Forum (TCF) today announced that it will bring together world-leading business and technology speakers as part of its inaugural business leaders’ conference – MindStorm – on Thursday 18 ... More >>
Number Portability Hits Two Big Milestones
Thursday, 29 March 2012, 11:24 am | TCF
Number portability, the scheme that allows you to take (or “port”) your existing mobile or local number with you if you move to a new services provider, will hit two big milestones in April, according to the New Zealand Telecommunication Forum ... More >>
Telecommunications Forum Creates New Compliance Framework
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 10:46 am | TCF
The New Zealand Telecommunications Forum (TCF), which has all of New Zealand’s largest telecommunications companies as its members, has announced today that it has approved a new compliance framework to reinforce its existing self regulatory ... More >>
Amended Customer Complaints Code released for public consult
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, 10:49 am | TCF
The Telecommunications Dispute Resolution Scheme (‘TDR’) has undergone its scheduled 2-yearly review. Completed in June, the review has resulted in a number of recommended improvements to the service and to the guiding Customer Complaints Code. The draft ... More >>
Industry Celebrates 100, 000th ported number
Thursday, 4 September 2008, 2:44 pm | TCF
Shortly before lunch on a Monday in late July, a resident in the Auckland suburb of Three Kings became New Zealand’s 100,000th telecommunications customer to take their phone number with them when they changed service providers. More >>
TSO reform should reflect modern landscape
Friday, 25 July 2008, 11:26 am | TCF
Auckland, 25 July 2008 – The Telecommunications Carriers’ Forum (TCF) has completed its Report on the Telecommunications Service Obligation (TSO) and has submitted its recommendations to government. More >>