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2 unusual facts about Internet in New Zealand


Internet in New Zealand

The New Zealand Institute think-tank has estimated that the economic benefits of competitive broadband access could be worth as much as NZ$4.4 billion a year to New Zealand's gross domestic product.

Satellite is available from Farmside and Wireless Nation for people in areas unserviced by broadband, and fibre is being developed by several companies in individual cities, including TelstraClear, CityLink and Vector.


Crown Fibre Holdings

Crown Fibre Holdings Limited (CFH) is a New Zealand state-owned enterprise building a fibre-to-the-home network by means of a public–private partnership as part of the National Party's 2008 election promise of an Ultra-Fast Broadband Initiative.


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