Launched today, Telecom's Music Store gives XT mobile network customers access to over 3.2 million tracks.

Telecom Director of Mobile, Paul Hamburger says the Telecom Music Store makes music on your mobile phone more accessible than ever.

”It is faster to download direct to your mobile phone and because there are no data charges, more affordable to use than any other mobile music service offered currently in New Zealand,„ he says.

The Music Store is free to browse (no data charges), meaning you can check you are downloading the right song before you buy.

Songs cost $1.99 per track and customers can preview a song for up to 30 seconds for free before they choose to purchase it.

The Music Store also has a local flavour with Kiwi artists featuring on the home page.

Among Kiwi artists such as Fat Freddy’s Drop and Kids of 88, American pop sensation, Keri Hilson and hip hop group, the Black Eyed Peas are featured on the music store home page.

The Store includes a ‘What’s Fresh’ zone, the record labels’ top picks of the latest tracks to hit the scene, a ‘What’s Hot’ zone, a top 20 list of Telecom’s best selling songs, as well as high-spec graphics, bios and photos of key artists and albums.

The Store is accessible from TWorld, Telecom’s XT internet portal and is available on the following XT mobiles with more music-store-capable phones to come:

Nokia 3120, Nokia 6120, Nokia 6600, Nokia E71, Samsung F480T, Samsung 5220, LG GM310, Sony Ericsson W705, Samsung S8300T, Sony Ericsson C510a.