Who’s a contender?
The Government, the telcos, the analysts and the bicycle clubs have all had plenty to say about telecommunications this
year - now it’s the user’s turn.
The two most hotly contended titles in this year’s TUANZ Innovation Awards – Carrier and ISP of the Year – are nominated
and voted on by the thousands of registered members who belong to the Telecommunications Users Association of NZ. These
include the managers of multinational corporations, large government departments and SMEs, as well as community leaders
such as school principals and council executives.
The finalists are:
Telecommunications Carrier of the Year: CallPlus, Compass Communications, Telecom New Zealand, TelstraClear, Vodafone
New Zealand, Woosh and WorldxChange.
ISP of the Year: Clear.net, ihug, Inspire.Net, Maxnet, Orcon Internet, Paradise.net, Slingshot, Xtra and Woosh.
“These two categories always create plenty of interest because it’s one of the few instances where the user gets a say,”
says TUANZ CEO Ernie Newman. “After all the hype around the industry this year, it’ll be fascinating to see who actually
delivered the best service to their customers.”
Other categories, judged by leading telecommunications specialists are: Initiative of the Year, Mobile Application of
the Year, Education (Primary or Secondary) Award, Education (General) Award, Healthcare Award, Rural Award, Tourism
Award, Local and Central Government Award, Commerce Award, Journalist of the Year. In addition the Technology Media of
the Year Award is nominated and voted on by TUANZ members.
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A full list of finalists can be found at www.tuanz.org.nz.
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