as per the topic, as of July the 1st, Telecom will no longer offer residential rates to charities.
I feel obligated to publicise this fact because one of my clients was receiving this benefit from Telecom and TCL won't offer us charity rates despite saying that they do!
I'm looking at VoIP solutions and have found some providers who can undercut the major telcos. But this doesnt help the situation because I can't get an internet connection into the office without subscribing to a telephone service!
I think New Zealand needs to make some changes. If we all peer our networks more we could force these companies to subscribe to our networks, instead of vice versa. Just an idea.