Stephen Gale

As you may heard in the news power users in the middle of the North island can expect higher bills after the Commerce Commission agreed in principle to let Powerco raise its prices to cover the cost… Audio

There's been a mixed reaction from the telecommunications industry to the regulator's latest plans to raise the amount Chorus can charge for use of its copper lines. Audio

Spark has hit out at the Commerce Commission's latest plans to raise the amount Chorus can charge for use of its copper lines. Audio

The Commerce Commission has warned that the battle among telecommunications firms to attract users may lift consumers' expectations to unrealistic levels. Audio

The Commerce Commission says strong competition among fixed-lined phone and broadband retailers is delivering better prices and value to consumers. Audio

The telecommunications commissioner says he wants to give the industry as much certainty on new copper-line pricing as soon as possible, but he's making no promises. Audio

Chorus shares leapt more than 17 percent in morning trade after a favourable decision on how much it can charge. Audio

Chorus says the Commerce Commission's decision to delay its final decision on the cost of telecommunications services over copper wires will cost it about 12 million dollars a month in revenue from… Audio

Shares in Chorus fell as much as 3-and-a-half percent this morning after the Commerce Commission reneged on its promise to finalise the pricing of telecommunication services over copper wires by… Audio

The Commerce Commision says consumers are spending about the same on telecommunications now as they were 10 years ago but are getting much more for their money. Audio

A plunge in the price of mobile phone services means New Zealanders are now paying a lot less for the most common packages than in many other developed countries. Audio

New Zealanders are paying a third more for phone and broadband packages than other developed countries. Audio

Telecommunications Commissioner Dr Stephen Gale discusses the Commerce Commission's final determination on the `fair price' of copper broadband and voice services. Its draft decision was that they… Audio

The Commerce Commission will press on with its review of Chorus' broadband prices, despite the Government's plans to overhaul the telecommunications rules. Audio

Shares in Chorus have tumbled 14 percent after the Commerce Commission cut what the network operator can charge retail providers for voice and broadband services. Audio

Stephen Gale started his new job as Telecommunications Commissioner yesterday on the same day the British-based mobile phone provider Vodafone announced it had bought TelstraClear. Audio