new zealand
The New Zealand telecommunications market has been a duopoly for landline with Telecom NZ and TelstraClear, for mobile Telecom NZ and Vodafone resulting in Telecom NZ dominating with >70% market share resulting in higher prices for telecommunication services.
April 1989 - Telecommunications Deregulation
April 2007 - Implementation of Number Portability, where you can take your phone mobile number to another provider
August 2007 - Initial carrier meetings to assess the NZ market
March 2008 - Telecom NZ Operational separation
October 2008 - Telcoinabox signs carrier supply agreements
January 2009 - CEO appointed - Shannon Fisher
February 2009 - First Franchisee signed
April 2009 - Wellington Office opens
April 2009 - First employee – Zachery Crofts
May 2009 - Telcoinabox NZ opens for business
June 2009 - First Franchisee training
July 2009 - Telcoinabox launches with its first marketing campaign
August 2009 - First franchise & business opportunity expo
February 2010 - Product launch - Broadband & Dial-up internet
May 2010 - Telcoinabox NZ signs mobile deal with Telecom
Meet the New Zealand CEO - Shannon Fisher
As Telconinabox NZ co-founder, Shannon is responsible for driving the Telcoinabox business in New Zealand. He owns Creative Telcom in Australia and New Zealand, which is part of the Telcoinabox network of service providers.
Shannon has over 20 years experience in Telecommunications. Prior to joining Telcoinabox, he was a key member in Alcatel’s management, sales and solutions teams, where he held positions throughout New Zealand, Australia, Asia and Europe.
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