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Bits and bytes from the hi tech world with Paul Brislen. This week, can you help transcribe Egyptian gossip? Plus the first retail pricing plans for the ultra-fast broadband network in Northland are… Audio
Affluent Auckland suburbs first to get ultrafast broadband
The most affluent suburbs of Auckland look likely to get ultrafast broadband first. Audio
Tech news: Facebook, smartphones
Paul Brislen, our tech correspondent, on: a decline in the number of Facebook users in the US and the UK; BBC's media player the iPlayer goes global and; Iceland's using a wiki to encourage its… Audio
Tech news: broadband plan and copyright
Paul Brislen on important changes to the government's ultra fast broadband initiative. Plus libraries threaten to stop offering internet access because of changes to copyright law that come into force… Audio
Phone company cuts charges
A major phone company has cut the cost of mobile calls by a third, but is predicting other companies may dig their toes in. Audio
Pressure on phone companies to reduce mobile charges
People are being urged to call their phone company today and ask how much charges are being cut. Audio
Mobile call and data termination rates
Paul Brislen, CEO of the Telecommuniations Users Association (TUANZ) on the Commerce Commission's final decision on mobile termination rates. Audio
Mobile call prices may decrease
The Commerce Commission is tipped to announce large cuts to mobile call termination rates and we're joined by Paul Brislen from the Telecommunications Users Association (TUANZ) to explain what's… Audio
Inquiry into roaming charges announced
The Telecommunications Users Association is welcoming an inquiry into what it says are grossly overinflated charges to use mobile phones while traveling overseas. Audio
Record fine for Telecom not good enough - TUANZ
The Telecommunications Users' Association of New Zealand, or TUANZ, says the record fine imposed on Telecom by the High Court has come a decade too late. Audio
Tech: new copyright law
Tech commentators Paul Brislen and Peter Griffin talk about recent changes to New Zealand's copyright law. Audio
Tech news - IE9 and telco legislation
Tech commentator Paul Brislen beams in to chat about the launch of the latest version of Microsoft's Explorer web browser-called IE9. Plus Google rejigs the way it lists search results, and a proposed… Audio
Anti-virus phone calls
Have you had a phone call from somebody saying that your computer has a virus and offering to fix it for you? So are these calls scams and what should you do if you get one? With Paul Brislen, Dr Mark… Audio
New CEO of Telecommunications Users Association
Paul Brislen is a technology journalist turned PR spin doctor for a Vodafone. He's now the incoming chief executive of the lobby group TUANZ, the Telecommunications Users Association. Audio
Fire at Sky City damages internet supply
A fire at Sky City in Auckland has disrupted internet connections and left several companies running on back up systems. Audio