<i>Ernie Newman</i>: Don't fret, our broadband policy is sound
NZ's ultra-fast broadband project is recognised globally as world-class, says TUANZ chief.
NZ's ultra-fast broadband project is recognised globally as world-class, says TUANZ chief.
It may be a solution that will not work to a problem that does not really exist.
Telecom has put the brakes on signing up a new IT supplier citing the uncertainty around the company's future structure.
Even savvy internet companies have struggled to get someone to retail them a nice fat pipe with a decent upload speed.
Finland has become the first country in the world to make broadband a legal right for all of its citizens.
Bidders for the government's $1.5b ultra-fast broadband fund will now be invited to supply plans for "lit" fibre.
A planned high-speed fibre link between New Zealand, Australia and the US has been given a boost with the emergence of several high profile investors.
Vodafone says it will honour its Red Network pricing plan after complaints of misleading ads and overcharging were brought to light.
Customers say problems with Vodafone's broadband service extend beyond an online tool that offered discounts to people who were later charged full price.
Vodafone has been accused of offering some broadband customers discounts and later charging them full price.
In the next few weeks many bidders to take part in the Govt-backed rollout of a high-speed broadband network will be knocked out of the game.
Inadequate home wiring, old hardware and software are all creating broadband bottlenecks in the home.
More than halfway through the Government's term and the promised fibre roll-out to 75% of Kiwis over the next 10 years still hasn't delivered.