Outage stories
Orcon faces a second major network outage today, following an initial disruption this morning caused by a power issue with a third-party vendor.
Facebook experienced its worst outage in over four years, leaving millions disconnected twice last week due to an internal error.
Telecom and Alcatel Lucent failed to manage the high number of subscribers attracted onto the XT Network when it launched in May last year.
Telecom's troubled XT Network appears<br />to be experiencing its fifth outage since December - this time in the Auckland<br />area.
Vodafone has apologised to customers affected by a network failure in the weekend which affected customers in the Bay of Plenty.
The government has launched an investigation in the failure of some emergency 111 calls in Auckland this morning.
Alcatel Lucent NZ CEO Steve Lowe resigns; Jyoti Mahurkar-Thombre to assume leadership on 8 March amid ongoing Telecom XT network issues.
Fonterra halts XT Network migration pending Telecom's explanation of recent outages, joining the Automobile Association in reassessing their telecom strategies.
Telecom pledges USD $5m for XT outage compensation, offering free calls, texts, and data, while also donating USD $250,000 to local charities.
Telecom announces an independent review after XT Network crashes again, leaving the CEO angry at letting customers down.
Telecom's XT network suffers second outage in an hour, affecting customers south of Taupo. Full service expected by 1pm, says Telecom on Twitter.
Telecom is apologising for a massive outage that continues to affect the XT Network south of Taupo today, blaming it on a 'technical fault'.
[Update] Telecom is reporting via Twitter a massive outage on the XT Network this morning with no coverage south of Taupo.
Problems<br />continue to plague the XT Network as cellsites are upgraded and Telecom announces<br />the company that will review the recent outages.
Major users are demanding input into Telecom's independent review into why the XT Network crashed twice in two months.
XT customers will get free calling to Telecom landlines and Telecom mobiles this weekend in compensation for Monday's outage.
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