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Download Weekly - $60 million for more rural connections

Download Weekly – $60 million for more rural connections

Digital economy and communications minister earmarks $60 million for more rural connections.  Budget gives Clark $60 million for more rural connections David Clark, the digital economy and communications minister, announced the government will spend $60 million to further improve rural connectivity over the next few years. He says $43 million of that is set aside to “improve network capacity and…

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Download Weekly – MBNZ records leap on 300 Mbps upgrade

Download Weekly – MBNZ records leap on 300 Mbps upgrade

Last year’s fibre speed upgrade from 100 Mbps to 300 Mbps has paid dividends. Starlink has increased prices overseas with local changes expected to follow soon.  MBNZ records leap as popular fibre speeds triple In its latest Measuring Broadband New Zealand report, the Commerce Commission says the average download speed is now 314 Mbps. This is a result of moves by fibre wholesalers to boost…

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Download Weekly - First copper cabinets decomissioned

Download Weekly – First copper cabinets decomissioned

Chorus turned off the first batch of copper cabinets while the Commerce Commission cleared the Orcon-2degrees merger. Urban copper removal underway If everything goes to plan, by the time you read this Chorus will have turned off the power at 28 roadside cabinets serving the copper phone network. The cut off was scheduled to take place this week. It is the start of a process to decommission…

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Download Weekly – Industry's Orcon-2degrees merger fears

Download Weekly – Industry’s Orcon-2degrees merger fears

It’s not enough to halt the merger, but submissions to the Commerce Commission point out regulatory challenges that may emerge after an Orcon-2degrees merger. (more…)

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What the 2degrees-Orcon merger means for competition

What the 2degrees-Orcon merger means for competition

Last week the Commerce Commission published “a statement of preliminary issues” on the 2degrees-Orcon merger. It says the Commission will allow the merger to go ahead if it doesn’t reduce market competition. On a simple level that question looks straightforward. There are about 90 retail telecommunications companies in New Zealand. Removing one through a merger may not make much difference. Yet…

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Chorus friendless as court rejects UBA challenge

The Commerce Commission, InternetNZ and Labour’s Clare Curran wasted little time welcoming the High Court decision to reject Chorus’ appeal against the commission’s UBA (unbundled bitstream access) decision. InternetNZ describes the rejection as a ‘victory for common sense’ while CEO Jordan Carter says: “Clearly the Commerce Commission knows what it’s doing and it should be left to get on and…

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Download 2.0 – ComCom finalises fibre regulations

Download 2.0 – ComCom finalises fibre regulations

Some concessions, but Chorus has not got the final regulatory ruling it wanted from the Commerce Commission.  ComCom finalises fibre regulations Chorus will be able to earn a maximum revenues of $690 million next year under new rules set by the Commerce Commission. The maximum will rise to $790 million by 2024 if fibre demand grows as anticipated. The maximum over three years is $60 million…

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Network for Learning; second level .nz names

Network for Learning says 20 schools have begun moving to the company’s managed network. It also demonstrated its portal which will open in earnest at the start of the next school year. The business was set up by the government to help schools use the UFB and RBI networks being built in New Zealand. It also has the job of encouraging digital learning. N4L aims to have 700 schools on its network…

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