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Tangled maze: The big broadband mess
The roll-out of the fibre network around the country has been touted as world class, but some apartment dwellers are struggling with a complex installation process.
The roll-out of the fibre network around the country has been touted as world class, but some apartment dwellers are struggling with a complex installation process.
Chorus says it's confident households that are trickier to connect to ultra-fast broadband won't have to pay extra for installation from next year.
Changes to consenting rules for ultra-fast broadband connections are tipped to halve the wait time for most requests.
Chorus pay dividends again around 20 cents per share, after the Commerce Commission's decision on copper pricing.
New Zealand has a telecommunications sector outperforming its OECD counterparts in a number of ways according to a report released by an industry lobby group.
Tis the season to be jolly, if you're Chorus at least, because the Commerce Commission just gave the company a huge Christmas present.
Chorus shares touched a record high after Commerce Commission's copper pricing announcement.
Spark warns customers to expect a rise in their internet and landline bills as cost of copper increased.
Connections to ultra-fast broadband are increasing according to Chorus' last quarter.
Is Windows 10 causing UFB congestion? Chorus is rejecting a claim from telco company Digital Island.
Interactive map shows the best spots to access ultra-fast broadband.
Finance Minister Bill English says the government doesn't want to spend any more money on UFB for fear it might "stuff it".
Broadband users are unlikely to see any immediate changes to their monthly bills after the announcement of a new wholesale pricing decision.
The Commerce Commission has released a decision on broadband internet pricing - largely leaving planned wholesale price hikes unchanged.
The price of broadband and Chorus shares could be on the move today as the Commerce Commission releases an updated draft decision on wholesale line charges.
Fixed broadband connections reached 1.39 million as at June 30, 2014, from 1.32 million a year earlier.
Chorus has won the supreme award at the Aon Hewitt Best of the Best awards in Sydney this week.
Chorus says ultra-fast broadband is going "mainstream" as more users sign up.
The Shareholders Association has issued a sharp rebuke to the Commerce Commission over its delays in determining the final wholesale broadband prices that will apply to Chorus.
Delays in getting consent for the installation of UFB cables up shared driveways is hindering its roll-out.
The Commerce Commission is to review the terms under which Chorus offers unbundled bitstream access (UBA) to retail telecommunications companies.
New Zealand shares rose yesterday, paced by Chorus as its first-half earnings met with market expectations. Xero rose to a four-month high as a seller exited the stock.
Chorus says the rollout of ultra-fast broadband and rural broadband initiatives are on schedule, but growth in fibre connections is putting pressure on its capital expenditure.
Vodafone is on "shaky ground" in raising its fibre internet prices along with copper-line broadband charges, says InternetNZ.
The country's three biggest internet companies are planning to charge customers more from next month and the general manager at one of them doesn't think broadband will ever be as cheap as it was....
Some Aucklanders were without broadband for up to 12 hours after a fault with Chorus cut the internet connection.
Spark says it has 'no choice' but to hike retail prices for its home phone and broadband plans, a move that will kick in from February.