Letters to the Editor: Internet issues ‘authentic’

Feb 18, 2012 Dear Editor,

I am writing out of concern that the article in your Wednesday edition titled ‘Internet speed issues perceived’ may cause additional problems for the people of the Cook Islands. It would…

Smoke Signals: Strange Internet Charges

There’s something strange going on with internet charges,” a smoke signaller says. “It appears someone and/or something has been accessing my wireless internet during the night. I’ve heard of other shaving issues with excessive internet use and high monthly…

Dialup Phased Out

An era in the Cook Islands digital age has come to an end today with the termination of dial-up internet access in the country. After 14 years in operation, Telecom Cook Islands will officially switch off its dial-up internet services today. A few customers remained on the service until this…

Telecom: Faulty Circuits

Telecom Cook Islands’ residential broadband users may have noticed slower internet speed yesterday.
This is due to one of the two internet circuits being out of service due to an equipment fault. The faulty circuit accounts for 30 percent of total internet capacity. Telecom identified…

Letters to the Editor: Suggestions for Affordable Internet

Dear Editor,

I worry about the way Telecom Cook Islands (TCI) is promoting their new plans as being cheaper because the reality maybe the exact opposite. This essentially stems from the way their plans…

CIIAG Founder Maureen Hilyard Attends International Internet Forum

Cook Islands internet advocate Maureen Hilyard has joined representatives from across the Pacific and as far as the United States, Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand at a Pacific Islands internet meeting in…