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Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications   9 June 2015       Media statement Land access changes to streamline UFB rollout Communications Minister Amy Adams has today released a raft of proposals to help speed up the installation of Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB). The Land Access for Telecommunications discussion document seeks feedback on ideas to reduce unnecessary…

Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications     9 June 2015       Media statement        Ultra-Fast Broadband build complete in Timaru Communications Minister Amy Adams today welcomed the completion of the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) build in Timaru. More than 15 per cent of eligible users in Timaru have already signed up for UFB making it the…

Hon Amy Adams  Minister for Communications     15 May 2015       Media statement        Taupō’s Ultra-Fast Broadband build complete Communications Minister Amy Adams says the completion of the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) build in Taupō means nearly 13,000 houses, businesses, schools and health facilities now have access to world-class fibre. “UFB provides communities with the ICT skills they…

Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications     15 May 2015       Media statement        Whanganui now fully-fibred Whanganui is the latest North Island town to become fully-fibred with the completion of its Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) build today, Communications Minister Amy Adams says. The $23 million investment by the Government, in partnership with WEL Networks, means…

Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications   6 May 2015       Media statement Full speed ahead for broadband deployment Communications Minister Amy Adams today announced a 23 per cent increase in the number of end users connecting to Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) over the first three months of 2015. The latest quarterly results for the Government’s…

Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications   1 April 2015       Media statement Surge in New Zealand’s broadband speeds Latest international figures on broadband speeds have reported New Zealand’s average connection speeds have increased by almost 60 per cent in the past year, said Communications Minister Amy Adams.   The Akamai State of the Internet…

Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications     20 March 2015       Media statement        Ultra-Fast Broadband a boost to Blenheim Communications Minister Amy Adams today announced the completion of the Government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) service in Blenheim. “Around 12,500 homes, schools, businesses and health facilities can now access fast and efficient internet. The uptake in…

Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications     9 March 2015       Media statement NZ tops OECD for fibre growth connections Fibre growth connections in New Zealand have tripled in the last year, putting us first of all 34 countries in the OECD, says Communications Minister Amy Adams. The latest OECD Broadband Portal penetration statistics…

Hon Amy Adams Minister for Communications   13 February 2015       Media statement Momentum growing for UFB completions Communications Minister Amy Adams has welcomed three central North Island towns becoming fully-fibred as momentum grows around the Government’s Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) build.   Work to build the UFB network has come to an end in Cambridge,…