Story: Interest groups

The chief executives of New Zealand's main telecommunications companies – from left, Russell Stanners (Vodafone), Theresa Gattung (Telecom) and Michael Boggs (TelstraClear) – sit on a panel during the 2006 conference of the Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand (TUANZ). Now the Technology Users Association of New Zealand, TUANZ has been at the forefront of lobbying for greater competition and lower prices in the telecommunications sector, a call that was supported by the three chief executives.