Steven Joyce stories

The government has approved Telecom’s separation plan, leaving only one more step in the demerger between the giant telco and its network arm, Chorus.More

ICT Minister says government laying platform for industry to flourish.More

Despite this week's big announcements about national and international connectivity, benefits to broadband consumers are still some time away.More

As debate over the tender process continues, there is a bigger question to be asked - should the government have embarked on the UFB project at all?More

Connecting the most isolated schools to the Government's Rural Broadband Initiative comes at a cost: $2000 per student.More

Was Telecom's $929 million UFB contract win a foregone conclusion? Labour says the Government has some explaining to do.More

ICT spokesperson assaults telco for UFB bid, monopolistic practices.More

Former All Black captain and top Microsoft boss among speakers at Tech.Ed.More

The Government's National Infrastructure Plan highlights investment and regulatory issues faced by the telecommunications industry.More

The Telecommunications Amendment Bill passed its second reading in Parliament in June, meaning there's little more than a bit of rubber-stamping left to be done before it becomes law.More

"The RBI is all about providing digital opportunities to more than a quarter of a million people in rural communities,” Joyce says.More

"This infrastructure will revolutionise the way kiwi firms do business, the way our kids learn, and the way our health providers deliver services to our communities.”More

The telco reform law has passed its next stage in Parliament, but not before receiving a caustic critique from political veteran Sir Roger Douglas.More

As Curran gets a dressing down for dressing down, Joyce dismisses her rural schools broadband "conspiracy"More

MED survey finds price prohibitive to business for KiwisMore

Strategy aims to protect Kiwi businesses and government from increasingly sophisticated cyber attacksMore

The government has reached agreements with Telecom New Zealand and Christchurch ratepayer-owned Enable Networks to roll out the UFB network. More

Joyce estimates zero taxpayer cost as result of UFB regulatory holiday backdown.More

A look at the new budget and what it means for IT and the internet in New Zealand. More

The Government's regulatory holiday flip-flop highlights - once again - how farcical the whole UFB process has become. More

The regulatory holiday on wholesale prices for UFB will be replaced with contractual mechanisms. More

Ministry accepts Commerce Commission recommendations on resale regulation of retail broadband and data services. More

As the UFB lawmaking process grinds towards a conclusion, the politicians slug it out over the cost of a decent regulatory holiday.More

Why isn't the opposition doing a better job attacking the Government's clumsy handling of its broadband initiatives?More