The carrier, which recently settled a mobile network interference case, is to give away $1000 of free connection time to 1000 mobile customers – selected at random.

It was tricky to call a winner in Vodafone’s recent High Court case with Telecom.

In papers filed ahead of today’s High Court case, Telecom brusquely rebuts Vodafone’s application to have its new XT network shut down. It also questions why Vodafone filed suit just eight days before XT’s launch when it has been aware of “actual interference” since February.

In its notice of opposition, filed in the High Court at the close of business Tuesday, Telecom takes a curt three pages to dismiss Vodafone’s application, filed on Monday, which asked the court to shut down XT.

 
NBR graphic by Paul Slater.

Soon-to-launch third mobile network operator NZ Communications tells NBR it has amicably settled a dispute over interference caused by Telecom’s XT network - at least in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.