Telecom XT wholesale partner makes two lcoal appointments.

ABOVE: Big chair contenders Reynolds, Ratcliffe, Quin, Crockett and Gourdie.

At an analyst brief in Sydney on May 27, Telecom chief executive Paul Reynolds floated the idea of a “de-merger.”

Now, of course there’s many a game of cat-and-mouse to be played in the months before Crown Fibre Holdings selects its partner(s).

Telecom Wholesale has appointed its GM of marketing, Nick Clarke, as its acting chief executive.

So far, the Telecom division has no word on the hunt to replace its departing head, Matt Crockett.

The Commerce Commission is suing Telecom Wholesale for allegedly breaching its obligations under the Telecom Separation Undertakings and discriminating between service providers, it was announced this morning.

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Telecom Wholesale has denied industry rumours it is delaying the launch of its super-fast broadband network due to pricing dilemmas with the Commerce Commission or cross-talk problems at roadside cabinets.