Wellington, May 6 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket posted modest gains even as worries about the state of US banks eroded sentiment.

Auckland, May 6 NZPA - Vodafone has told the High Court Telecom should be stopped from rolling out its new mobile phone network next week, as it will cause interference to Vodafone customers.

Wellington, May 5 NZPA - Vodafone yesterday rejected offers from independent mediators to settle the row over claimed interference from the new Telecom 3G mobile network.

Wellington, May 4 NZPA - The New Zealand share market rose today as Telecom resumed its rally. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 46.356 points, or 1.704 percent, at 2766.273, after a 20.7-point loss on Friday snapped a five-day run of rises.

Wellington, May 4 NZPA - Shares in leading stock Telecom edged ahead in early trading, after their slump on Friday, helping the overall market to an early gain. Telecom, which had been a standout performer for some time, lost 19c on Friday. Early today it was back up 2c to 265.

Wellington, May 1 NZPA - Vodafone is off to court to protest at Telecom's new XT mobile network, in the belief it is the source of interference on the Vodafone network.

Wellington, May 1 NZPA - The New Zealand share market snapped a five-day run of rises to close lower in quiet trading today. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 20.668 points, or 0.754 percent, at 2719.917 after initially opening slightly higher.

Wellington, April 27 NZPA - Telecom's new 3G mobile network will be open for business earlier than expected, with the company saying services on the XT Network would be available to customers from 6.30pm on May 13.

Wellington, April 14 NZPA - Signs of increasing competition were seen in fixed line telecommunications markets in 2008, but the competitive environment for mobile services was relatively unchanged, the Commerce Commission says.

Wellington, April 14 NZPA - Signs of increasing competition were seen in fixed line telecommunications markets in 2008, but the competitive environment for mobile services was relatively unchanged from previous years, the Commerce Commission says.