Ashburton on the button as Chorus completes UFB rollout
“As one of the first towns to be completed by Chorus, Ashburton is now in the enviable position of getting a head start on the rest of New Zealand."
“As one of the first towns to be completed by Chorus, Ashburton is now in the enviable position of getting a head start on the rest of New Zealand."
“The RBI has been already been incredibly successful and we’ll look closely to see if we can partner with the Government again."
The Far North District Council is the first to put its hand up and be part of the Government’s next stage of the broadband rollout...
Ultra-fast fibre broadband will be extended to 80 per cent of New Zealanders and rural connectivity will be expanded, Communications Minister Amy Adams confirmed in Kerikeri today.
Wanaka businesses will be able to access Ultra-Fast Broadband next month, as CallPlus completes the final step in a long campaign to bring fibre to the area.
“We are now ahead of Australia, the US and Japan for fixed broadband, with more than 31 broadband subscriptions for every 100 New Zealanders signed up for this service.”
“These proposed changes will help speed up the rollout of the Ultra-Fast Broadband and Rural Broadband Initiative programmes…”
Gigabit broadband services are officially live in Dunedin today, allowing the city can to access the fastest ubiquitous broadband speeds in the Southern Hemisphere.
“It’s already a poor service and looks set to get worse.”
“This represents another period of solid operating performance by Chorus..."
Spark is inviting Dunedin locals to gear up for the launch of Gigatown by offering its fastest Ultra Fibre plans at a discounted price...
"Ultra-Fast Broadband will enhance and in some ways completely change the way people in these towns communicate, work and play online.”
The rate at which Kiwis are signing up for the Government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) network is accelerating with uptake quadrupling in the past two years.
“The next step is extending UFB from a target of 75 per cent to 80 per cent of New Zealanders, funded from the Future Investment Fund."
"Chorus is taking the next step of working with the local council, communities and the industry to build excitement around the benefits fibre can deliver for residents and businesses.”